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#AE040C

#ae040c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae040c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 1.57% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.7% magenta, 93.1% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 357.18°, with 95.51% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #ae040c
  2. #04aea6

Split complementary

  1. #ae040c
  2. #04ae51
  3. #0461ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0461
  2. #ae040c
  3. #ae5104

Triadic

  1. #ae040c
  2. #0cae04
  3. #040cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae040c
  2. #aea604
  3. #04aea6
  4. #040cae

Square

  1. #ae040c
  2. #61ae04
  3. #04aea6
  4. #5104ae

Monochromatic

  1. #180102
  2. #630207
  3. #ae040c
  4. #f90611
  5. #fb5058

Shades

#ae040c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae040c
  2. #9d040b
  3. #8b030a
  4. #7a0308
  5. #680207
  6. #570206
  7. #460205
  8. #340104
  9. #230102
  10. #110001
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae040c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae040c
  2. #b61d24
  3. #be363d
  4. #c64f55
  5. #ce686d
  6. #d78286
  7. #df9b9e
  8. #e7b4b6
  9. #efcdce
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae040c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae040c
  2. #a91018
  3. #a51d23
  4. #a0292f
  5. #9c363a
  6. #974246
  7. #924e52
  8. #8e5b5d
  9. #896769
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824243 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #483f07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3109 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4c02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9000c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae040c {
  color: #ae040c;
}
Background
.bg-ae040c {
  background-color: #ae040c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae040c {
  border: 2px solid #ae040c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae040c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 4 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae040c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae040c, #ae5104);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae040c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 4 12 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.71 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.73 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.92 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.33 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.67 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.81 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.81 #51fbf3 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae040c  rgb(174, 4, 12)  hsl(357, 96%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#04aea6  rgb(4, 174, 166)  hsl(177, 96%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0cae04  rgb(12, 174, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#040cae  rgb(4, 12, 174)  hsl(237, 96%, 35%)  Zaffre