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#A91C05

#a91c05 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a91c05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.43% magenta, 97.04% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 8.41°, with 94.25% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 0.41.

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Relative luminance0.0928

Complementary

  1. #a91c05
  2. #0592a9

Split complementary

  1. #a91c05
  2. #05a96e
  3. #0540a9

Analogous

  1. #a90540
  2. #a91c05
  3. #a96e05

Triadic

  1. #a91c05
  2. #05a91c
  3. #1c05a9

Tetradic

  1. #a91c05
  2. #92a905
  3. #0592a9
  4. #1c05a9

Square

  1. #a91c05
  2. #40a905
  3. #0592a9
  4. #6e05a9

Monochromatic

  1. #140301
  2. #5f1003
  3. #a91c05
  4. #f32807
  5. #fa654d

Shades

#a91c05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91c05
  2. #981905
  3. #871604
  4. #761404
  5. #651103
  6. #550e03
  7. #440b02
  8. #330802
  9. #220601
  10. #110301
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91c05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91c05
  2. #b2331e
  3. #ba4937
  4. #c36050
  5. #cb7769
  6. #d48e82
  7. #dda49b
  8. #e5bbb4
  9. #eed2cd
  10. #f6e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91c05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91c05
  2. #a52611
  3. #a1301e
  4. #9d3a2a
  5. #994436
  6. #954e43
  7. #90584f
  8. #8c625b
  9. #886c67
  10. #847674
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 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 #7c3601 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91c05 {
  color: #a91c05;
}
Background
.bg-a91c05 {
  background-color: #a91c05;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91c05 {
  border: 2px solid #a91c05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91c05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 94% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91c05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91c05, #a96e05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91c05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 5 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 0.41 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.78 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.49 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.62 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.73 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 7.12 #56e3fa Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#a91c05  rgb(169, 28, 5)  hsl(8, 94%, 34%)  Rufous
#0592a9  rgb(5, 146, 169)  hsl(188, 94%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#05a91c  rgb(5, 169, 28)  hsl(128, 94%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#1c05a9  rgb(28, 5, 169)  hsl(248, 94%, 34%)  Zaffre