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#AB321C

#ab321c ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab321c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 19.61% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.76% magenta, 83.63% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 9.23°, with 71.86% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.1102

Complementary

  1. #ab321c
  2. #1c95ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab321c
  2. #1cab79
  3. #1c4eab

Analogous

  1. #ab1c4e
  2. #ab321c
  3. #ab791c

Triadic

  1. #ab321c
  2. #1cab32
  3. #321cab

Tetradic

  1. #ab321c
  2. #95ab1c
  3. #1c95ab
  4. #321cab

Square

  1. #ab321c
  2. #4eab1c
  3. #1c95ab
  4. #791cab

Monochromatic

  1. #280c06
  2. #691f11
  3. #ab321c
  4. #de4f35
  5. #e98977

Shades

#ab321c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab321c
  2. #9a2d19
  3. #892816
  4. #782314
  5. #671e11
  6. #56190e
  7. #44140b
  8. #330f08
  9. #220a06
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab321c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab321c
  2. #b34733
  3. #bc5b49
  4. #c47060
  5. #cd8477
  6. #d5998e
  7. #ddada4
  8. #e6c2bb
  9. #eed6d2
  10. #f7ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab321c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab321c
  2. #a73a26
  3. #a24230
  4. #9e493a
  5. #9a5144
  6. #96594e
  7. #916158
  8. #8d6962
  9. #89706c
  10. #847876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844f4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746716 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81431a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b61d28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab321c {
  color: #ab321c;
}
Background
.bg-ab321c {
  background-color: #ab321c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab321c {
  border: 2px solid #ab321c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab321c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 50 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab321c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab321c, #ab791c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab321c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 50 28 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.56 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.93 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.94 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.94 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.66 #54cde3 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Rufous
#ab321c  rgb(171, 50, 28)  hsl(9, 72%, 39%)  Rufous
#1c95ab  rgb(28, 149, 171)  hsl(189, 72%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#1cab32  rgb(28, 171, 50)  hsl(129, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#321cab  rgb(50, 28, 171)  hsl(249, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre