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#AC080B

#ac080b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac080b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 3.14% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.35% magenta, 93.6% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 358.9°, with 91.11% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.0897

Complementary

  1. #ac080b
  2. #08aca9

Split complementary

  1. #ac080b
  2. #08ac57
  3. #085dac

Analogous

  1. #ac085d
  2. #ac080b
  3. #ac5708

Triadic

  1. #ac080b
  2. #0bac08
  3. #080bac

Tetradic

  1. #ac080b
  2. #aca908
  3. #08aca9
  4. #080bac

Square

  1. #ac080b
  2. #5dac08
  3. #08aca9
  4. #5708ac

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0102
  2. #630506
  3. #ac080b
  4. #f40d11
  5. #f75659

Shades

#ac080b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac080b
  2. #9b070a
  3. #8a0609
  4. #780608
  5. #670507
  6. #560406
  7. #450304
  8. #340203
  9. #220202
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac080b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac080b
  2. #b42123
  3. #bd393c
  4. #c55254
  5. #cd6b6d
  6. #d68485
  7. #de9c9d
  8. #e6b5b6
  9. #eecece
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac080b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac080b
  2. #a81417
  3. #a32022
  4. #9f2c2e
  5. #9a383a
  6. #964446
  7. #925051
  8. #8d5c5d
  9. #896869
  10. #847474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814242 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #483f06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3108 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b4c01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac080b {
  color: #ac080b;
}
Background
.bg-ac080b {
  background-color: #ac080b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac080b {
  border: 2px solid #ac080b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac080b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 8 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac080b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac080b, #ac5708);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac080b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 8 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.37 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.00 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.19 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.44 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.66 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.94 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.94 #53f7f4 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ac080b  rgb(172, 8, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#08aca9  rgb(8, 172, 169)  hsl(179, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0bac08  rgb(11, 172, 8)  hsl(119, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080bac  rgb(8, 11, 172)  hsl(239, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre