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#AB331F

#ab331f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ab331f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.18% magenta, 81.87% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 69.31% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1112

Complementary

  1. #ab331f
  2. #1f97ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab331f
  2. #1fab79
  3. #1f51ab

Analogous

  1. #ab1f51
  2. #ab331f
  3. #ab791f

Triadic

  1. #ab331f
  2. #1fab33
  3. #331fab

Tetradic

  1. #ab331f
  2. #97ab1f
  3. #1f97ab
  4. #331fab

Square

  1. #ab331f
  2. #51ab1f
  3. #1f97ab
  4. #791fab

Monochromatic

  1. #290c08
  2. #6a2013
  3. #ab331f
  4. #db523b
  5. #e78b7c

Shades

#ab331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab331f
  2. #9a2e1c
  3. #892919
  4. #782416
  5. #671f13
  6. #561a10
  7. #44140c
  8. #330f09
  9. #220a06
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab331f
  2. #b34735
  3. #bc5c4c
  4. #c47062
  5. #cd8579
  6. #d5998f
  7. #ddada5
  8. #e6c2bc
  9. #eed6d2
  10. #f7ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab331f
  2. #a73b29
  3. #a24232
  4. #9e4a3c
  5. #9a5246
  6. #965a50
  7. #916159
  8. #8d6963
  9. #89716d
  10. #847876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84504c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564d1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd032f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81441d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d571c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b61f2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab331f {
  color: #ab331f;
}
Background
.bg-ab331f {
  background-color: #ab331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab331f {
  border: 2px solid #ab331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 69% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab331f, #ab791f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.68 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.96 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.44 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.60 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.32 #54cce0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ab331f  rgb(171, 51, 31)  hsl(9, 69%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1f97ab  rgb(31, 151, 171)  hsl(189, 69%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#1fab33  rgb(31, 171, 51)  hsl(129, 69%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#331fab  rgb(51, 31, 171)  hsl(249, 69%, 40%)  Zaffre