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#AE080C

#ae080c ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae080c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 93.1% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 358.55°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.092

Complementary

  1. #ae080c
  2. #08aeaa

Split complementary

  1. #ae080c
  2. #08ae57
  3. #085fae

Analogous

  1. #ae085f
  2. #ae080c
  3. #ae5708

Triadic

  1. #ae080c
  2. #0cae08
  3. #080cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae080c
  2. #aeaa08
  3. #08aeaa
  4. #080cae

Square

  1. #ae080c
  2. #5fae08
  3. #08aeaa
  4. #5708ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0102
  2. #650507
  3. #ae080c
  4. #f40f14
  5. #f7585c

Shades

#ae080c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae080c
  2. #9d070b
  3. #8b060a
  4. #7a0608
  5. #680507
  6. #570406
  7. #460305
  8. #340204
  9. #230202
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae080c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae080c
  2. #b62124
  3. #be393d
  4. #c65255
  5. #ce6b6d
  6. #d78486
  7. #df9c9e
  8. #e7b5b6
  9. #efcece
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae080c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae080c
  2. #a91418
  3. #a52023
  4. #a02c2f
  5. #9c383a
  6. #974446
  7. #925052
  8. #8e5c5d
  9. #896869
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824343 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494007 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3209 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4c02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae080c {
  color: #ae080c;
}
Background
.bg-ae080c {
  background-color: #ae080c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae080c {
  border: 2px solid #ae080c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae080c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 8 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae080c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae080c, #ae5708);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae080c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 8 12 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.52 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.92 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.26 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.80 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.86 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.86 #51f7f3 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae080c  rgb(174, 8, 12)  hsl(359, 91%, 36%)  Rufous
#08aeaa  rgb(8, 174, 170)  hsl(179, 91%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#0cae08  rgb(12, 174, 8)  hsl(119, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#080cae  rgb(8, 12, 174)  hsl(239, 91%, 36%)  Zaffre