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#AE0C2A

#ae0c2a ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae0c2a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 4.71% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 75.86% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348.89°, with 87.1% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0943

Complementary

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #0cae90

Split complementary

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #0cae3f
  3. #0c7bae

Analogous

  1. #ae0c7b
  2. #ae0c2a
  3. #ae3f0c

Triadic

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #2aae0c
  3. #0c2aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #ae900c
  3. #0cae90
  4. #0c2aae

Square

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #7bae0c
  3. #0cae90
  4. #3f0cae

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0207
  2. #660719
  3. #ae0c2a
  4. #ef173f
  5. #f45f7b

Shades

#ae0c2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #9d0b26
  3. #8b0a22
  4. #7a081d
  5. #680719
  6. #570615
  7. #460511
  8. #34040d
  9. #230208
  10. #110104
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae0c2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #b6243f
  3. #be3d55
  4. #c6556a
  5. #ce6d7f
  6. #d78695
  7. #df9eaa
  8. #e7b6bf
  9. #efced4
  10. #f7e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae0c2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae0c2a
  2. #a91833
  3. #a5233b
  4. #a02f44
  5. #9c3a4c
  6. #974655
  7. #92525e
  8. #8e5d66
  9. #89696f
  10. #857477
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834449 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474129 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e332a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4d26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae0c2a {
  color: #ae0c2a;
}
Background
.bg-ae0c2a {
  background-color: #ae0c2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae0c2a {
  border: 2px solid #ae0c2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae0c2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 12 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae0c2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae0c2a, #ae3f0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae0c2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 12 42 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.69 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.69 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.98 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.46 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.71 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.90 #51f3d5 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Brown
#ae0c2a  rgb(174, 12, 42)  hsl(349, 87%, 36%)  Brown
#0cae90  rgb(12, 174, 144)  hsl(169, 87%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#2aae0c  rgb(42, 174, 12)  hsl(109, 87%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0c2aae  rgb(12, 42, 174)  hsl(229, 87%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue