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#AE2002

#ae2002 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2002 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 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.61% magenta, 98.85% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 10.47°, with 97.73% saturation and 34.51% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #ae2002
  2. #0290ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae2002
  2. #02ae76
  3. #023aae

Analogous

  1. #ae023a
  2. #ae2002
  3. #ae7602

Triadic

  1. #ae2002
  2. #02ae20
  3. #2002ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2002
  2. #90ae02
  3. #0290ae
  4. #2002ae

Square

  1. #ae2002
  2. #3aae02
  3. #0290ae
  4. #7602ae

Monochromatic

  1. #170400
  2. #621201
  3. #ae2002
  4. #fa2e03
  5. #fd6b4c

Shades

#ae2002 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2002
  2. #9d1d02
  3. #8b1a02
  4. #7a1601
  5. #681301
  6. #571001
  7. #460d01
  8. #340a01
  9. #230600
  10. #110300
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2002 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2002
  2. #b6361b
  3. #be4d35
  4. #c6634e
  5. #ce7967
  6. #d79081
  7. #dfa69a
  8. #e7bcb3
  9. #efd2cc
  10. #f7e9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2002 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2002
  2. #a92a0f
  3. #a5331b
  4. #a03d28
  5. #9c4634
  6. #975041
  7. #925a4e
  8. #8e635a
  9. #896d67
  10. #857673
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844946 ≈ 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 #b90015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2002 {
  color: #ae2002;
}
Background
.bg-ae2002 {
  background-color: #ae2002;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2002 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2002;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2002;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 32 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 98% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2002 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2002, #ae7602);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2002 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 32 2 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.91 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.27 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.20 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.39 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.91 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.96 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.76 #51dffd Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae2002  rgb(174, 32, 2)  hsl(10, 98%, 35%)  Rufous
#0290ae  rgb(2, 144, 174)  hsl(190, 98%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#02ae20  rgb(2, 174, 32)  hsl(130, 98%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#2002ae  rgb(32, 2, 174)  hsl(250, 98%, 35%)  Zaffre