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#AB2016

#ab2016 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab2016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.29% magenta, 87.13% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 4.03°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #ab2016
  2. #16a1ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab2016
  2. #16ab6a
  3. #1656ab

Analogous

  1. #ab1656
  2. #ab2016
  3. #ab6a16

Triadic

  1. #ab2016
  2. #16ab20
  3. #2016ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab2016
  2. #a1ab16
  3. #16a1ab
  4. #2016ab

Square

  1. #ab2016
  2. #56ab16
  3. #16a1ab
  4. #6a16ab

Monochromatic

  1. #230705
  2. #67130d
  3. #ab2016
  4. #e4362a
  5. #ec766e

Shades

#ab2016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab2016
  2. #9a1d14
  3. #891a12
  4. #78160f
  5. #67130d
  6. #56100b
  7. #440d09
  8. #330a07
  9. #220604
  10. #110302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab2016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab2016
  2. #b3362d
  3. #bc4d45
  4. #c4635c
  5. #cd7973
  6. #d5908b
  7. #dda6a2
  8. #e6bcb9
  9. #eed2d0
  10. #f7e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab2016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab2016
  2. #a72a21
  3. #a2332b
  4. #9e3d36
  5. #9a4640
  6. #96504b
  7. #915a56
  8. #8d6360
  9. #896d6b
  10. #847675
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824846 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4512 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f630c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3914 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5010 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab2016 {
  color: #ab2016;
}
Background
.bg-ab2016 {
  background-color: #ab2016;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab2016 {
  border: 2px solid #ab2016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab2016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 32 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab2016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab2016, #ab6a16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab2016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 32 22 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.02 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.59 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.96 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.74 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.22 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.26 #54dfe9 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ab2016  rgb(171, 32, 22)  hsl(4, 77%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#16a1ab  rgb(22, 161, 171)  hsl(184, 77%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#16ab20  rgb(22, 171, 32)  hsl(124, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#2016ab  rgb(32, 22, 171)  hsl(244, 77%, 38%)  Zaffre