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#AE151B

#ae151b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae151b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 8.24% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.93% magenta, 84.48% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 357.65°, with 78.46% saturation and 38.24% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #ae151b
  2. #15aea8

Split complementary

  1. #ae151b
  2. #15ae5c
  3. #1568ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1568
  2. #ae151b
  3. #ae5c15

Triadic

  1. #ae151b
  2. #1bae15
  3. #151bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae151b
  2. #aea815
  3. #15aea8
  4. #151bae

Square

  1. #ae151b
  2. #68ae15
  3. #15aea8
  4. #5c15ae

Monochromatic

  1. #250506
  2. #6a0d10
  3. #ae151b
  4. #e52a32
  5. #ee6e73

Shades

#ae151b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae151b
  2. #9d1318
  3. #8b1116
  4. #7a0f13
  5. #680d10
  6. #570b0e
  7. #46080b
  8. #340608
  9. #230405
  10. #110203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae151b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae151b
  2. #b62c32
  3. #be4449
  4. #c65b5f
  5. #ce7376
  6. #d78a8d
  7. #dfa1a4
  8. #e7b9bb
  9. #efd0d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae151b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae151b
  2. #a92025
  3. #a52a2f
  4. #a03539
  5. #9c4043
  6. #974b4e
  7. #925558
  8. #8e6062
  9. #896b6c
  10. #857576
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834646 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6312 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f361a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4f16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae151b {
  color: #ae151b;
}
Background
.bg-ae151b {
  background-color: #ae151b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae151b {
  border: 2px solid #ae151b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae151b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 21 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae151b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae151b, #ae5c15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae151b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 21 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.50 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.80 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.44 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.76 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.28 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.73 #51eae4 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae151b  rgb(174, 21, 27)  hsl(358, 78%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#15aea8  rgb(21, 174, 168)  hsl(178, 78%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#1bae15  rgb(27, 174, 21)  hsl(118, 78%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#151bae  rgb(21, 27, 174)  hsl(238, 78%, 38%)  Zaffre