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#AE0807

#ae0807 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae0807 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 3.14% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 95.98% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 0.36°, 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.0919

Complementary

  1. #ae0807
  2. #07adae

Split complementary

  1. #ae0807
  2. #07ae5c
  3. #0759ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0759
  2. #ae0807
  3. #ae5c07

Triadic

  1. #ae0807
  2. #07ae08
  3. #0807ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae0807
  2. #adae07
  3. #07adae
  4. #0807ae

Square

  1. #ae0807
  2. #59ae07
  3. #07adae
  4. #5c07ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0101
  2. #640504
  3. #ae0807
  4. #f50e0c
  5. #f85756

Shades

#ae0807 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae0807
  2. #9d0706
  3. #8b0606
  4. #7a0605
  5. #680504
  6. #570404
  7. #460303
  8. #340202
  9. #230201
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae0807 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae0807
  2. #b62120
  3. #be3939
  4. #c65251
  5. #ce6b6a
  6. #d78483
  7. #df9c9c
  8. #e7b5b5
  9. #efcecd
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae0807 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae0807
  2. #a91413
  3. #a5201f
  4. #a02c2b
  5. #9c3837
  6. #974444
  7. #925050
  8. #8e5c5c
  9. #896868
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824343 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494002 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3204 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae0807 {
  color: #ae0807;
}
Background
.bg-ae0807 {
  background-color: #ae0807;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae0807 {
  border: 2px solid #ae0807;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae0807;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 8 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae0807 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae0807, #ae5c07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae0807 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 8 7 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.89 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.34 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.61 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.44 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.59 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.59 #51f7f8 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae0807  rgb(174, 8, 7)  hsl(0, 92%, 35%)  Rufous
#07adae  rgb(7, 173, 174)  hsl(180, 92%, 35%)  Verdigris
#07ae08  rgb(7, 174, 8)  hsl(120, 92%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0807ae  rgb(8, 7, 174)  hsl(240, 92%, 35%)  Zaffre