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#AE072A

#ae072a ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae072a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 2.75% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.98% magenta, 75.86% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 347.43°, with 92.27% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0932

Complementary

  1. #ae072a
  2. #07ae8b

Split complementary

  1. #ae072a
  2. #07ae38
  3. #077dae

Analogous

  1. #ae077d
  2. #ae072a
  3. #ae3807

Triadic

  1. #ae072a
  2. #2aae07
  3. #072aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae072a
  2. #ae8b07
  3. #07ae8b
  4. #072aae

Square

  1. #ae072a
  2. #7dae07
  3. #07ae8b
  4. #3807ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0106
  2. #640418
  3. #ae072a
  4. #f50c3d
  5. #f85678

Shades

#ae072a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae072a
  2. #9d0626
  3. #8b0622
  4. #7a051d
  5. #680419
  6. #570415
  7. #460311
  8. #34020d
  9. #230108
  10. #110104
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae072a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae072a
  2. #b6203f
  3. #be3955
  4. #c6516a
  5. #ce6a7f
  6. #d78395
  7. #df9caa
  8. #e7b5bf
  9. #efcdd4
  10. #f7e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae072a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae072a
  2. #a91333
  3. #a51f3b
  4. #a02b44
  5. #9c374c
  6. #974455
  7. #92505e
  8. #8e5c66
  9. #89686f
  10. #857477
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834348 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #464129 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d322a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4d26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae072a {
  color: #ae072a;
}
Background
.bg-ae072a {
  background-color: #ae072a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae072a {
  border: 2px solid #ae072a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae072a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 7 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae072a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae072a, #ae3807);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae072a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 7 42 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.99 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.99 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.42 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.55 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.71 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.19 #51f8d5 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Brown
#ae072a  rgb(174, 7, 42)  hsl(347, 92%, 35%)  Brown
#07ae8b  rgb(7, 174, 139)  hsl(167, 92%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#2aae07  rgb(42, 174, 7)  hsl(107, 92%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#072aae  rgb(7, 42, 174)  hsl(227, 92%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue