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#AE313F

#ae313f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae313f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 19.22% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.84% magenta, 63.79% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 353.28°, with 56.05% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #ae313f
  2. #31aea0

Split complementary

  1. #ae313f
  2. #31ae62
  3. #317eae

Analogous

  1. #ae317e
  2. #ae313f
  3. #ae6231

Triadic

  1. #ae313f
  2. #3fae31
  3. #313fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae313f
  2. #aea031
  3. #31aea0
  4. #313fae

Square

  1. #ae313f
  2. #7eae31
  3. #31aea0
  4. #6231ae

Monochromatic

  1. #370f14
  2. #722029
  3. #ae313f
  4. #d15b68
  5. #e2969f

Shades

#ae313f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae313f
  2. #9d2c39
  3. #8b2732
  4. #7a222c
  5. #681d26
  6. #571920
  7. #461419
  8. #340f13
  9. #230a0d
  10. #110506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae313f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae313f
  2. #b64652
  3. #be5a65
  4. #c66f79
  5. #ce838c
  6. #d7989f
  7. #dfadb2
  8. #e7c1c5
  9. #efd6d9
  10. #f7eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae313f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae313f
  2. #a93946
  3. #a5414c
  4. #a04953
  5. #9c5159
  6. #975960
  7. #926066
  8. #8e686d
  9. #897073
  10. #85787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865154 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73693c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf0937 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81453f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e583d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b81f3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae313f {
  color: #ae313f;
}
Background
.bg-ae313f {
  background-color: #ae313f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae313f {
  border: 2px solid #ae313f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae313f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 49 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 56% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae313f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae313f, #ae6231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae313f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 49 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.16 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.79 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.63 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.63 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.68 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.00 #51cec0 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ae313f  rgb(174, 49, 63)  hsl(353, 56%, 44%)  Cardinal
#31aea0  rgb(49, 174, 160)  hsl(173, 56%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#3fae31  rgb(63, 174, 49)  hsl(113, 56%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#313fae  rgb(49, 63, 174)  hsl(233, 56%, 44%)  Persian Blue