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#AE2C4E

#ae2c4e ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae2c4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 17.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 344.31°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #2cae8c

Split complementary

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #2cae4b
  3. #2c8fae

Analogous

  1. #ae2c8f
  2. #ae2c4e
  3. #ae4b2c

Triadic

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #4eae2c
  3. #2c4eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #ae8c2c
  3. #2cae8c
  4. #2c4eae

Square

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #8fae2c
  3. #2cae8c
  4. #4b2cae

Monochromatic

  1. #340d17
  2. #711d33
  3. #ae2c4e
  4. #d45375
  5. #e390a6

Shades

#ae2c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #9d2846
  3. #8b233e
  4. #7a1f37
  5. #681a2f
  6. #571627
  7. #46121f
  8. #340d17
  9. #230910
  10. #110408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae2c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #b64160
  3. #be5671
  4. #c66b83
  5. #ce8095
  6. #d796a7
  7. #dfabb8
  8. #e7c0ca
  9. #efd5dc
  10. #f7eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae2c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae2c4e
  2. #a93453
  3. #a53d58
  4. #a0455d
  5. #9c4e62
  6. #975667
  7. #925e6c
  8. #8e6771
  9. #896f76
  10. #85787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864f58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f684b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be053a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80434e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d564c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b81b43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae2c4e {
  color: #ae2c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ae2c4e {
  background-color: #ae2c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae2c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ae2c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae2c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae2c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae2c4e, #ae4b2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae2c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.98 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.35 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.61 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.78 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.89 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.26 #51d3b1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ae2c4e  rgb(174, 44, 78)  hsl(344, 60%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2cae8c  rgb(44, 174, 140)  hsl(164, 60%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#4eae2c  rgb(78, 174, 44)  hsl(104, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2c4eae  rgb(44, 78, 174)  hsl(224, 60%, 43%)  Sapphire