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#AE170F

#ae170f ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae170f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 9.02% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.78% magenta, 91.38% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 3.02°, with 84.13% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #ae170f
  2. #0fa6ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae170f
  2. #0fae67
  3. #0f56ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0f56
  2. #ae170f
  3. #ae670f

Triadic

  1. #ae170f
  2. #0fae17
  3. #170fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae170f
  2. #a6ae0f
  3. #0fa6ae
  4. #170fae

Square

  1. #ae170f
  2. #56ae0f
  3. #0fa6ae
  4. #670fae

Monochromatic

  1. #210403
  2. #680e09
  3. #ae170f
  4. #ec281e
  5. #f26b64

Shades

#ae170f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae170f
  2. #9d150e
  3. #8b120c
  4. #7a100b
  5. #680e09
  6. #570c08
  7. #460906
  8. #340705
  9. #230503
  10. #110202
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae170f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae170f
  2. #b62e27
  3. #be453f
  4. #c65d57
  5. #ce746f
  6. #d78b87
  7. #dfa29f
  8. #e7b9b7
  9. #efd1cf
  10. #f7e8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae170f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae170f
  2. #a9221a
  3. #a52c26
  4. #a03731
  5. #9c413c
  6. #974c48
  7. #925653
  8. #8e615e
  9. #896b69
  10. #857675
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834645 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c430a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f360c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4f06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae170f {
  color: #ae170f;
}
Background
.bg-ae170f {
  background-color: #ae170f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae170f {
  border: 2px solid #ae170f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae170f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 23 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 84% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae170f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae170f, #ae670f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae170f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 23 15 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.04 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.47 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.69 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.94 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.76 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.76 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.37 #51e8f0 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae170f  rgb(174, 23, 15)  hsl(3, 84%, 37%)  Rufous
#0fa6ae  rgb(15, 166, 174)  hsl(183, 84%, 37%)  Verdigris
#0fae17  rgb(15, 174, 23)  hsl(123, 84%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#170fae  rgb(23, 15, 174)  hsl(243, 84%, 37%)  Zaffre