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#AE2C19

#ae2c19 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 85.63% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 7.65°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #199bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #19ae76
  3. #1951ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1951
  2. #ae2c19
  3. #ae7619

Triadic

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #19ae2c
  3. #2c19ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #9bae19
  3. #199bae
  4. #2c19ae

Square

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #51ae19
  3. #199bae
  4. #7619ae

Monochromatic

  1. #280a06
  2. #6b1b0f
  3. #ae2c19
  4. #e24832
  5. #eb8475

Shades

#ae2c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #9d2817
  3. #8b2314
  4. #7a1f12
  5. #681a0f
  6. #57160d
  7. #46120a
  8. #340d08
  9. #230905
  10. #110403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #b64130
  3. #be5647
  4. #c66b5e
  5. #ce8075
  6. #d7968c
  7. #dfaba3
  8. #e7c0ba
  9. #efd5d1
  10. #f7eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2c19
  2. #a93423
  3. #a53d2e
  4. #a04538
  5. #9c4e42
  6. #97564d
  7. #925e57
  8. #8e6761
  9. #896f6b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854e4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746711 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5514 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b91024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2c19 {
  color: #ae2c19;
}
Background
.bg-ae2c19 {
  background-color: #ae2c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ae2c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2c19, #ae7619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.07 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.08 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.75 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.73 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.73 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.58 #51d3e6 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae2c19  rgb(174, 44, 25)  hsl(8, 75%, 39%)  Rufous
#199bae  rgb(25, 155, 174)  hsl(188, 75%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#19ae2c  rgb(25, 174, 44)  hsl(128, 75%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#2c19ae  rgb(44, 25, 174)  hsl(248, 75%, 39%)  Zaffre