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#AB2012

#ab2012 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab2012 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 12.55% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.29% magenta, 89.47% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 5.49°, with 80.95% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #ab2012
  2. #129dab

Split complementary

  1. #ab2012
  2. #12ab6d
  3. #1251ab

Analogous

  1. #ab1251
  2. #ab2012
  3. #ab6d12

Triadic

  1. #ab2012
  2. #12ab20
  3. #2012ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2012
  2. #9dab12
  3. #129dab
  4. #2012ab

Square

  1. #ab2012
  2. #51ab12
  3. #129dab
  4. #6d12ab

Monochromatic

  1. #210603
  2. #66130b
  3. #ab2012
  4. #e83422
  5. #ef7367

Shades

#ab2012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2012
  2. #9a1d10
  3. #891a0e
  4. #78160d
  5. #67130b
  6. #561009
  7. #440d07
  8. #330a05
  9. #220604
  10. #110302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2012
  2. #b3362a
  3. #bc4d41
  4. #c46359
  5. #cd7971
  6. #d59089
  7. #dda6a0
  8. #e6bcb8
  9. #eed2d0
  10. #f7e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2012
  2. #a72a1d
  3. #a23328
  4. #9e3d33
  5. #9a463e
  6. #965049
  7. #915a54
  8. #8d635f
  9. #896d6a
  10. #847675
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814846 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e440d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706305 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e390f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b500b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2012 {
  color: #ab2012;
}
Background
.bg-ab2012 {
  background-color: #ab2012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2012 {
  border: 2px solid #ab2012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 32 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2012, #ab6d12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 32 18 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.76 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.73 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.77 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.34 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.58 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.44 #54dfed Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ab2012  rgb(171, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 81%, 37%)  Rufous
#129dab  rgb(18, 157, 171)  hsl(185, 81%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#12ab20  rgb(18, 171, 32)  hsl(125, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#2012ab  rgb(32, 18, 171)  hsl(245, 81%, 37%)  Zaffre