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#AE280D

#ae280d ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae280d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 15.69% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 92.53% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 10.06°, with 86.1% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #ae280d
  2. #0d93ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae280d
  2. #0dae79
  3. #0d43ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0d43
  2. #ae280d
  3. #ae790d

Triadic

  1. #ae280d
  2. #0dae28
  3. #280dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae280d
  2. #93ae0d
  3. #0d93ae
  4. #280dae

Square

  1. #ae280d
  2. #43ae0d
  3. #0d93ae
  4. #790dae

Monochromatic

  1. #200702
  2. #671808
  3. #ae280d
  4. #ee3d1a
  5. #f37961

Shades

#ae280d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae280d
  2. #9d240c
  3. #8b200a
  4. #7a1c09
  5. #681808
  6. #571407
  7. #461005
  8. #340c04
  9. #230803
  10. #110401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae280d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae280d
  2. #b63e25
  3. #be533d
  4. #c66956
  5. #ce7e6e
  6. #d79486
  7. #dfa99e
  8. #e7bfb6
  9. #efd4cf
  10. #f7eae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae280d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae280d
  2. #a93119
  3. #a53a24
  4. #a04230
  5. #9c4b3b
  6. #975447
  7. #925d52
  8. #8e665e
  9. #896e69
  10. #857775
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844c48 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534805 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813e08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5405 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9031d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae280d {
  color: #ae280d;
}
Background
.bg-ae280d {
  background-color: #ae280d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae280d {
  border: 2px solid #ae280d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae280d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 40 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 86% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae280d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae280d, #ae790d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae280d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 40 13 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.23 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.52 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.64 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.50 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.75 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.51 #51d7f2 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae280d  rgb(174, 40, 13)  hsl(10, 86%, 37%)  Rufous
#0d93ae  rgb(13, 147, 174)  hsl(190, 86%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#0dae28  rgb(13, 174, 40)  hsl(130, 86%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#280dae  rgb(40, 13, 174)  hsl(250, 86%, 37%)  Zaffre