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#AB080E

#ab080e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab080e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 3.14% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.32% magenta, 91.81% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 357.79°, with 91.06% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #ab080e
  2. #08aba5

Split complementary

  1. #ab080e
  2. #08ab54
  3. #0860ab

Analogous

  1. #ab0860
  2. #ab080e
  3. #ab5408

Triadic

  1. #ab080e
  2. #0eab08
  3. #080eab

Tetradic

  1. #ab080e
  2. #aba508
  3. #08aba5
  4. #080eab

Square

  1. #ab080e
  2. #60ab08
  3. #08aba5
  4. #5408ab

Monochromatic

  1. #190102
  2. #620508
  3. #ab080e
  4. #f40c14
  5. #f7555b

Shades

#ab080e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab080e
  2. #9a070d
  3. #89060b
  4. #78060a
  5. #670508
  6. #560407
  7. #440306
  8. #330204
  9. #220203
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab080e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab080e
  2. #b32126
  3. #bc393e
  4. #c45256
  5. #cd6b6e
  6. #d58487
  7. #dd9c9f
  8. #e6b5b7
  9. #eececf
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab080e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab080e
  2. #a71419
  3. #a22025
  4. #9e2c30
  5. #9a383c
  6. #964447
  7. #915052
  8. #8d5c5e
  9. #896869
  10. #847475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804242 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c310c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4b05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab080e {
  color: #ab080e;
}
Background
.bg-ab080e {
  background-color: #ab080e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab080e {
  border: 2px solid #ab080e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab080e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 8 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab080e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab080e, #ab5408);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab080e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 8 14 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.80 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.87 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.12 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.45 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.45 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.81 #54f7f1 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ab080e  rgb(171, 8, 14)  hsl(358, 91%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#08aba5  rgb(8, 171, 165)  hsl(178, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0eab08  rgb(14, 171, 8)  hsl(118, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080eab  rgb(8, 14, 171)  hsl(238, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre