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#A91C02

#a91c02 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a91c02 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.98% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.43% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 9.34°, with 97.66% saturation and 33.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 0.93.

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Relative luminance0.0927

Complementary

  1. #a91c02
  2. #028fa9

Split complementary

  1. #a91c02
  2. #02a96f
  3. #023ca9

Analogous

  1. #a9023c
  2. #a91c02
  3. #a96f02

Triadic

  1. #a91c02
  2. #02a91c
  3. #1c02a9

Tetradic

  1. #a91c02
  2. #8fa902
  3. #028fa9
  4. #1c02a9

Square

  1. #a91c02
  2. #3ca902
  3. #028fa9
  4. #6f02a9

Monochromatic

  1. #140300
  2. #5d0f01
  3. #a91c02
  4. #f52903
  5. #fd6347

Shades

#a91c02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91c02
  2. #981902
  3. #871602
  4. #761401
  5. #651101
  6. #550e01
  7. #440b01
  8. #330801
  9. #220600
  10. #110300
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91c02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91c02
  2. #b2331b
  3. #ba4935
  4. #c3604e
  5. #cb7767
  6. #d48e81
  7. #dda49a
  8. #e5bbb3
  9. #eed2cc
  10. #f6e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91c02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91c02
  2. #a5260f
  3. #a1301b
  4. #9d3a28
  5. #994434
  6. #954e41
  7. #90584e
  8. #8c625a
  9. #886c67
  10. #847673
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804543 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91c02 {
  color: #a91c02;
}
Background
.bg-a91c02 {
  background-color: #a91c02;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91c02 {
  border: 2px solid #a91c02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91c02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91c02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91c02, #a96f02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91c02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 2 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 0.93 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.16 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.29 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.78 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.87 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.94 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 7.29 #56e3fd Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#a91c02  rgb(169, 28, 2)  hsl(9, 98%, 34%)  Rufous
#028fa9  rgb(2, 143, 169)  hsl(189, 98%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#02a91c  rgb(2, 169, 28)  hsl(129, 98%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#1c02a9  rgb(28, 2, 169)  hsl(249, 98%, 34%)  Zaffre