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#AE233D

#ae233d ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae233d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 13.73% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.89% magenta, 64.94% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348.78°, with 66.51% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.1054

Complementary

  1. #ae233d
  2. #23ae94

Split complementary

  1. #ae233d
  2. #23ae4f
  3. #2382ae

Analogous

  1. #ae2382
  2. #ae233d
  3. #ae4f23

Triadic

  1. #ae233d
  2. #3dae23
  3. #233dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae233d
  2. #ae9423
  3. #23ae94
  4. #233dae

Square

  1. #ae233d
  2. #82ae23
  3. #23ae94
  4. #4f23ae

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0910
  2. #6e1627
  3. #ae233d
  4. #d94460
  5. #e68496

Shades

#ae233d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae233d
  2. #9d2037
  3. #8b1c31
  4. #7a192b
  5. #681525
  6. #57121f
  7. #460e18
  8. #340b12
  9. #23070c
  10. #110406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae233d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae233d
  2. #b63950
  3. #be4f64
  4. #c66577
  5. #ce7b8b
  6. #d7919e
  7. #dfa7b1
  8. #e7bdc5
  9. #efd3d8
  10. #f7e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae233d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae233d
  2. #a92c44
  3. #a5364a
  4. #a03f51
  5. #9c4858
  6. #97525f
  7. #925b65
  8. #8e646c
  9. #896d73
  10. #857779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c493d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3d3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d533b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90135 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae233d {
  color: #ae233d;
}
Background
.bg-ae233d {
  background-color: #ae233d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae233d {
  border: 2px solid #ae233d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae233d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 35 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 67% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae233d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae233d, #ae4f23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae233d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 35 61 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.32 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.58 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.36 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.52 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.92 #51dcc2 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ae233d  rgb(174, 35, 61)  hsl(349, 67%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#23ae94  rgb(35, 174, 148)  hsl(169, 67%, 41%)  Persian Green
#3dae23  rgb(61, 174, 35)  hsl(109, 67%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#233dae  rgb(35, 61, 174)  hsl(229, 67%, 41%)  Persian Blue