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#AE2A2C

#ae2a2c ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2a2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.47% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 74.71% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 359.09°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #2aaeac

Split complementary

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #2aae6a
  3. #2a6eae

Analogous

  1. #ae2a6e
  2. #ae2a2c
  3. #ae6a2a

Triadic

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #2cae2a
  3. #2a2cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #aeac2a
  3. #2aaeac
  4. #2a2cae

Square

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #6eae2a
  3. #2aaeac
  4. #6a2aae

Monochromatic

  1. #330c0d
  2. #701b1c
  3. #ae2a2c
  4. #d55052
  5. #e48d8f

Shades

#ae2a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #9d2628
  3. #8b2223
  4. #7a1d1f
  5. #68191a
  6. #571516
  7. #461112
  8. #340d0d
  9. #230809
  10. #110404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #b63f41
  3. #be5556
  4. #c66a6b
  5. #ce7f80
  6. #d79596
  7. #dfaaab
  8. #e7bfc0
  9. #efd4d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2a2c
  2. #a93334
  3. #a53b3d
  4. #a04445
  5. #9c4c4e
  6. #975556
  7. #925e5e
  8. #8e6667
  9. #896f6f
  10. #857778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81402b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90e2c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2a2c {
  color: #ae2a2c;
}
Background
.bg-ae2a2c {
  background-color: #ae2a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2a2c {
  border: 2px solid #ae2a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 42 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2a2c, #ae6a2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 42 44 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.77 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.77 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.34 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.67 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.16 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.43 #51d5d3 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Brown
#ae2a2c  rgb(174, 42, 44)  hsl(359, 61%, 42%)  Brown
#2aaeac  rgb(42, 174, 172)  hsl(179, 61%, 42%)  Verdigris
#2cae2a  rgb(44, 174, 42)  hsl(119, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2a2cae  rgb(42, 44, 174)  hsl(239, 61%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue