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#AE2B1E

#ae2b1e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2b1e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 16.86% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 82.76% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 5.42°, with 70.59% saturation and 40% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #1ea1ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #1eae73
  3. #1e59ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1e59
  2. #ae2b1e
  3. #ae731e

Triadic

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #1eae2b
  3. #2b1eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #a1ae1e
  3. #1ea1ae
  4. #2b1eae

Square

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #59ae1e
  3. #1ea1ae
  4. #731eae

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0b07
  2. #6d1b13
  3. #ae2b1e
  4. #dd4a3b
  5. #e9867c

Shades

#ae2b1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #9d271b
  3. #8b2218
  4. #7a1e15
  5. #681a12
  6. #57160f
  7. #46110c
  8. #340d09
  9. #230906
  10. #110403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2b1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #b64035
  3. #be554b
  4. #c66b62
  5. #ce8078
  6. #d7958f
  7. #dfaaa5
  8. #e7bfbc
  9. #efd5d2
  10. #f7eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2b1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2b1e
  2. #a93428
  3. #a53c32
  4. #a0453b
  5. #9c4d45
  6. #97564f
  7. #925e59
  8. #8e6763
  9. #896f6c
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854d4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534a1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746717 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82401c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f551a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90e25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2b1e {
  color: #ae2b1e;
}
Background
.bg-ae2b1e {
  background-color: #ae2b1e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2b1e {
  border: 2px solid #ae2b1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2b1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 43 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2b1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2b1e, #ae731e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2b1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 43 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.41 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.84 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.42 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.42 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.67 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.06 #51d4e1 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae2b1e  rgb(174, 43, 30)  hsl(5, 71%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1ea1ae  rgb(30, 161, 174)  hsl(185, 71%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#1eae2b  rgb(30, 174, 43)  hsl(125, 71%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2b1eae  rgb(43, 30, 174)  hsl(245, 71%, 40%)  Zaffre