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#AD331C

#ad331c ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ad331c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 20% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.52% magenta, 83.82% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 9.52°, with 72.14% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #ad331c
  2. #1c96ad

Split complementary

  1. #ad331c
  2. #1cad7c
  3. #1c4dad

Analogous

  1. #ad1c4d
  2. #ad331c
  3. #ad7c1c

Triadic

  1. #ad331c
  2. #1cad33
  3. #331cad

Tetradic

  1. #ad331c
  2. #96ad1c
  3. #1c96ad
  4. #331cad

Square

  1. #ad331c
  2. #4dad1c
  3. #1c96ad
  4. #7c1cad

Monochromatic

  1. #290c07
  2. #6b2011
  3. #ad331c
  4. #df5137
  5. #e98b79

Shades

#ad331c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad331c
  2. #9c2e19
  3. #8a2916
  4. #792414
  5. #681f11
  6. #571a0e
  7. #45140b
  8. #340f08
  9. #230a06
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad331c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad331c
  2. #b54733
  3. #bd5c49
  4. #c67060
  5. #ce8577
  6. #d6998e
  7. #deada4
  8. #e6c2bb
  9. #efd6d2
  10. #f7ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad331c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad331c
  2. #a93b26
  3. #a44230
  4. #a04a3a
  5. #9b5244
  6. #975a4e
  7. #926158
  8. #8e6962
  9. #89716c
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85514c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756915 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82441a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b81e28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad331c {
  color: #ad331c;
}
Background
.bg-ad331c {
  background-color: #ad331c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad331c {
  border: 2px solid #ad331c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad331c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 51 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad331c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad331c, #ad7c1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad331c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 51 28 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.83 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.14 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.58 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.50 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.29 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.44 #52cce3 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Rufous
#ad331c  rgb(173, 51, 28)  hsl(10, 72%, 39%)  Rufous
#1c96ad  rgb(28, 150, 173)  hsl(190, 72%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#1cad33  rgb(28, 173, 51)  hsl(130, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#331cad  rgb(51, 28, 173)  hsl(250, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre