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#AE2000

#ae2000 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2000 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 12.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.61% magenta, 100% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 11.03°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #ae2000
  2. #008eae

Split complementary

  1. #ae2000
  2. #00ae77
  3. #0037ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0037
  2. #ae2000
  3. #ae7700

Triadic

  1. #ae2000
  2. #00ae20
  3. #2000ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2000
  2. #8eae00
  3. #008eae
  4. #2000ae

Square

  1. #ae2000
  2. #37ae00
  3. #008eae
  4. #7700ae

Monochromatic

  1. #150400
  2. #621200
  3. #ae2000
  4. #fb2e00
  5. #ff6a48

Shades

#ae2000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2000
  2. #9d1d00
  3. #8b1a00
  4. #7a1600
  5. #681300
  6. #571000
  7. #460d00
  8. #340a00
  9. #230600
  10. #110300
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2000
  2. #b6361a
  3. #be4d33
  4. #c6634d
  5. #ce7966
  6. #d79080
  7. #dfa699
  8. #e7bcb3
  9. #efd2cc
  10. #f7e9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2000
  2. #a92a0d
  3. #a5331a
  4. #a03d26
  5. #9c4633
  6. #975040
  7. #925a4d
  8. #8e635a
  9. #896d66
  10. #857673
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844945 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2000 {
  color: #ae2000;
}
Background
.bg-ae2000 {
  background-color: #ae2000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2000 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 32 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2000, #ae7700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 32 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.17 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.45 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.74 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.76 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.02 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.87 #51dfff Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae2000  rgb(174, 32, 0)  hsl(11, 100%, 34%)  Rufous
#008eae  rgb(0, 142, 174)  hsl(191, 100%, 34%)  Bondi Blue
#00ae20  rgb(0, 174, 32)  hsl(131, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#2000ae  rgb(32, 0, 174)  hsl(251, 100%, 34%)  Zaffre