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#AE080F

#ae080f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae080f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 91.38% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 357.47°, 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 Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0921

Complementary

  1. #ae080f
  2. #08aea7

Split complementary

  1. #ae080f
  2. #08ae54
  3. #0862ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0862
  2. #ae080f
  3. #ae5408

Triadic

  1. #ae080f
  2. #0fae08
  3. #080fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae080f
  2. #aea708
  3. #08aea7
  4. #080fae

Square

  1. #ae080f
  2. #62ae08
  3. #08aea7
  4. #5408ae

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0102
  2. #650509
  3. #ae080f
  4. #f40f18
  5. #f7585e

Shades

#ae080f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae080f
  2. #9d070e
  3. #8b060c
  4. #7a060b
  5. #680509
  6. #570408
  7. #460306
  8. #340205
  9. #230203
  10. #110102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae080f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae080f
  2. #b62127
  3. #be393f
  4. #c65257
  5. #ce6b6f
  6. #d78487
  7. #df9c9f
  8. #e7b5b7
  9. #efcecf
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae080f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae080f
  2. #a9141a
  3. #a52026
  4. #a02c31
  5. #9c383c
  6. #974448
  7. #925053
  8. #8e5c5e
  9. #896869
  10. #857475
  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 #824344 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49400b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e320d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4c06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae080f {
  color: #ae080f;
}
Background
.bg-ae080f {
  background-color: #ae080f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae080f {
  border: 2px solid #ae080f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae080f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 8 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae080f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae080f, #ae5408);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae080f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 8 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.33 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.00 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.50 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.22 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.39 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.39 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.70 #51f7f0 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae080f  rgb(174, 8, 15)  hsl(357, 91%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#08aea7  rgb(8, 174, 167)  hsl(177, 91%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#0fae08  rgb(15, 174, 8)  hsl(117, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#080fae  rgb(8, 15, 174)  hsl(237, 91%, 36%)  Zaffre