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#AE1237

#ae1237 ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae1237 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.66% magenta, 68.39% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 345.77°, with 81.25% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0971

Complementary

  1. #ae1237
  2. #12ae89

Split complementary

  1. #ae1237
  2. #12ae3b
  3. #1285ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1285
  2. #ae1237
  3. #ae3b12

Triadic

  1. #ae1237
  2. #37ae12
  3. #1237ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1237
  2. #ae8912
  3. #12ae89
  4. #1237ae

Square

  1. #ae1237
  2. #85ae12
  3. #12ae89
  4. #3b12ae

Monochromatic

  1. #23040b
  2. #690b21
  3. #ae1237
  4. #e82453
  5. #f06989

Shades

#ae1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1237
  2. #9d1032
  3. #8b0e2c
  4. #7a0d27
  5. #680b21
  6. #57091c
  7. #460716
  8. #340511
  9. #23040b
  10. #110206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1237
  2. #b62a4b
  3. #be415f
  4. #c65973
  5. #ce7187
  6. #d7899b
  7. #dfa0af
  8. #e7b8c3
  9. #efd0d7
  10. #f7e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1237
  2. #a91d3e
  3. #a52846
  4. #a0334d
  5. #9c3e54
  6. #97495c
  7. #925463
  8. #8e5f6a
  9. #896a71
  10. #857579
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83464d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474437 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3637 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4e34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1237 {
  color: #ae1237;
}
Background
.bg-ae1237 {
  background-color: #ae1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1237 {
  border: 2px solid #ae1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 81% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1237, #ae3b12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.47 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.47 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.33 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.20 #51edc8 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ae1237  rgb(174, 18, 55)  hsl(346, 81%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#12ae89  rgb(18, 174, 137)  hsl(166, 81%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#37ae12  rgb(55, 174, 18)  hsl(106, 81%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#1237ae  rgb(18, 55, 174)  hsl(226, 81%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue