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#A91C26

#a91c26 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a91c26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.43% magenta, 77.51% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 355.74°, with 71.57% saturation and 38.63% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0941

Complementary

  1. #a91c26
  2. #1ca99f

Split complementary

  1. #a91c26
  2. #1ca958
  3. #1c6da9

Analogous

  1. #a91c6d
  2. #a91c26
  3. #a9581c

Triadic

  1. #a91c26
  2. #26a91c
  3. #1c26a9

Tetradic

  1. #a91c26
  2. #a99f1c
  3. #1ca99f
  4. #1c26a9

Square

  1. #a91c26
  2. #6da91c
  3. #1ca99f
  4. #581ca9

Monochromatic

  1. #260608
  2. #671117
  3. #a91c26
  4. #dd3440
  5. #e8767e

Shades

#a91c26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91c26
  2. #981922
  3. #87161e
  4. #76141b
  5. #651117
  6. #550e13
  7. #440b0f
  8. #33080b
  9. #220608
  10. #110304
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91c26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91c26
  2. #b2333c
  3. #ba4951
  4. #c36067
  5. #cb777d
  6. #d48e93
  7. #dda4a8
  8. #e5bbbe
  9. #eed2d4
  10. #f6e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91c26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91c26
  2. #a5262f
  3. #a13038
  4. #9d3a41
  5. #99444a
  6. #954e53
  7. #90585c
  8. #8c6265
  9. #886c6e
  10. #847677
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804648 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894e23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91c26 {
  color: #a91c26;
}
Background
.bg-a91c26 {
  background-color: #a91c26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91c26 {
  border: 2px solid #a91c26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91c26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91c26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91c26, #a9581c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91c26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 38 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.75 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.18 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.05 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.89 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.60 #56e3d9 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Brown
#a91c26  rgb(169, 28, 38)  hsl(356, 72%, 39%)  Brown
#1ca99f  rgb(28, 169, 159)  hsl(176, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#26a91c  rgb(38, 169, 28)  hsl(116, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1c26a9  rgb(28, 38, 169)  hsl(236, 72%, 39%)  Imperial Blue