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#AE100B

#ae100b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae100b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 6.27% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.8% magenta, 93.68% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 1.84°, with 88.11% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0939

Complementary

  1. #ae100b
  2. #0ba9ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae100b
  2. #0bae61
  3. #0b57ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0b57
  2. #ae100b
  3. #ae610b

Triadic

  1. #ae100b
  2. #0bae10
  3. #100bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae100b
  2. #a9ae0b
  3. #0ba9ae
  4. #100bae

Square

  1. #ae100b
  2. #57ae0b
  3. #0ba9ae
  4. #610bae

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0302
  2. #660906
  3. #ae100b
  4. #f01c15
  5. #f5625d

Shades

#ae100b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae100b
  2. #9d0e0a
  3. #8b0d09
  4. #7a0b08
  5. #680a07
  6. #570806
  7. #460604
  8. #340503
  9. #230302
  10. #110201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae100b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae100b
  2. #b62823
  3. #be403c
  4. #c65854
  5. #ce706d
  6. #d78885
  7. #df9f9d
  8. #e7b7b6
  9. #efcfce
  10. #f7e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae100b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae100b
  2. #a91b17
  3. #a52622
  4. #a0322e
  5. #9c3d3a
  6. #974846
  7. #925351
  8. #8e5e5d
  9. #896a69
  10. #857574
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834444 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4105 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3408 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4e01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae100b {
  color: #ae100b;
}
Background
.bg-ae100b {
  background-color: #ae100b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae100b {
  border: 2px solid #ae100b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae100b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 16 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae100b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae100b, #ae610b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae100b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 16 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.92 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.18 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.16 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.16 #51eff4 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae100b  rgb(174, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 88%, 36%)  Rufous
#0ba9ae  rgb(11, 169, 174)  hsl(182, 88%, 36%)  Verdigris
#0bae10  rgb(11, 174, 16)  hsl(122, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#100bae  rgb(16, 11, 174)  hsl(242, 88%, 36%)  Zaffre