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#AE1C19

#ae1c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.91% magenta, 85.63% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 1.21°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.099

Complementary

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #19abae

Split complementary

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #19ae67
  3. #1960ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1960
  2. #ae1c19
  3. #ae6719

Triadic

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #19ae1c
  3. #1c19ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #abae19
  3. #19abae
  4. #1c19ae

Square

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #60ae19
  3. #19abae
  4. #6719ae

Monochromatic

  1. #280606
  2. #6b110f
  3. #ae1c19
  4. #e23632
  5. #eb7775

Shades

#ae1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #9d1917
  3. #8b1614
  4. #7a1412
  5. #68110f
  6. #570e0d
  7. #460b0a
  8. #340808
  9. #230605
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #b63330
  3. #be4947
  4. #c6605e
  5. #ce7775
  6. #d78e8c
  7. #dfa4a3
  8. #e7bbba
  9. #efd2d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae1c19
  2. #a92623
  3. #a5302e
  4. #a03a38
  5. #9c4442
  6. #974e4d
  7. #925857
  8. #8e6261
  9. #896c6b
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834847 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70640f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5014 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae1c19 {
  color: #ae1c19;
}
Background
.bg-ae1c19 {
  background-color: #ae1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ae1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae1c19, #ae6719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.02 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.95 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.69 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.05 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.05 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.31 #51e3e6 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae1c19  rgb(174, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 75%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#19abae  rgb(25, 171, 174)  hsl(181, 75%, 39%)  Verdigris
#19ae1c  rgb(25, 174, 28)  hsl(121, 75%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1c19ae  rgb(28, 25, 174)  hsl(241, 75%, 39%)  Zaffre