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#AE151E

#ae151e ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae151e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.93% magenta, 82.76% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 356.47°, 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 Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0963

Complementary

  1. #ae151e
  2. #15aea5

Split complementary

  1. #ae151e
  2. #15ae59
  3. #156bae

Analogous

  1. #ae156b
  2. #ae151e
  3. #ae5915

Triadic

  1. #ae151e
  2. #1eae15
  3. #151eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae151e
  2. #aea515
  3. #15aea5
  4. #151eae

Square

  1. #ae151e
  2. #6bae15
  3. #15aea5
  4. #5915ae

Monochromatic

  1. #250506
  2. #6a0d12
  3. #ae151e
  4. #e52a35
  5. #ee6e76

Shades

#ae151e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae151e
  2. #9d131b
  3. #8b1118
  4. #7a0f15
  5. #680d12
  6. #570b0f
  7. #46080c
  8. #340609
  9. #230406
  10. #110203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae151e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae151e
  2. #b62c35
  3. #be444b
  4. #c65b62
  5. #ce7378
  6. #d78a8f
  7. #dfa1a5
  8. #e7b9bc
  9. #efd0d2
  10. #f7e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae151e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae151e
  2. #a92028
  3. #a52a32
  4. #a0353b
  5. #9c4045
  6. #974b4f
  7. #925559
  8. #8e6063
  9. #896b6c
  10. #857576
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b431c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6316 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f361d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae151e {
  color: #ae151e;
}
Background
.bg-ae151e {
  background-color: #ae151e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae151e {
  border: 2px solid #ae151e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae151e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 21 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae151e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae151e, #ae5915);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae151e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 21 30 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.79 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.03 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.94 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.94 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.49 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.53 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.63 #51eae1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#ae151e  rgb(174, 21, 30)  hsl(356, 78%, 38%)  Firebrick
#15aea5  rgb(21, 174, 165)  hsl(176, 78%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#1eae15  rgb(30, 174, 21)  hsl(116, 78%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#151eae  rgb(21, 30, 174)  hsl(236, 78%, 38%)  Zaffre