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#AC080F

#ac080f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ac080f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.35% magenta, 91.28% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 357.44°, 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.0898

Complementary

  1. #ac080f
  2. #08aca5

Split complementary

  1. #ac080f
  2. #08ac53
  3. #0861ac

Analogous

  1. #ac0861
  2. #ac080f
  3. #ac5308

Triadic

  1. #ac080f
  2. #0fac08
  3. #080fac

Tetradic

  1. #ac080f
  2. #aca508
  3. #08aca5
  4. #080fac

Square

  1. #ac080f
  2. #61ac08
  3. #08aca5
  4. #5308ac

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0102
  2. #630509
  3. #ac080f
  4. #f40d17
  5. #f7565d

Shades

#ac080f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac080f
  2. #9b070e
  3. #8a060c
  4. #78060b
  5. #670509
  6. #560408
  7. #450306
  8. #340205
  9. #220203
  10. #110102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac080f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac080f
  2. #b42127
  3. #bd393f
  4. #c55257
  5. #cd6b6f
  6. #d68487
  7. #de9c9f
  8. #e6b5b7
  9. #eececf
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac080f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac080f
  2. #a8141a
  3. #a32026
  4. #9f2c31
  5. #9a383c
  6. #964448
  7. #925053
  8. #8d5c5e
  9. #896869
  10. #847475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814243 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #483f0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d310d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b4c06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac080f {
  color: #ac080f;
}
Background
.bg-ac080f {
  background-color: #ac080f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac080f {
  border: 2px solid #ac080f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac080f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 8 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac080f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac080f, #ac5308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac080f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 8 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.57 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.02 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.65 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.30 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.31 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.31 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.61 #53f7f0 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ac080f  rgb(172, 8, 15)  hsl(357, 91%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#08aca5  rgb(8, 172, 165)  hsl(177, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0fac08  rgb(15, 172, 8)  hsl(117, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080fac  rgb(8, 15, 172)  hsl(237, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre