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#AE321B

#ae321b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae321b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 19.61% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.26% magenta, 84.48% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 9.39°, with 73.13% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #ae321b
  2. #1b97ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae321b
  2. #1bae7b
  3. #1b4dae

Analogous

  1. #ae1b4d
  2. #ae321b
  3. #ae7b1b

Triadic

  1. #ae321b
  2. #1bae32
  3. #321bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae321b
  2. #97ae1b
  3. #1b97ae
  4. #321bae

Square

  1. #ae321b
  2. #4dae1b
  3. #1b97ae
  4. #7b1bae

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0c06
  2. #6c1f11
  3. #ae321b
  4. #e05036
  5. #ea8a78

Shades

#ae321b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae321b
  2. #9d2d18
  3. #8b2816
  4. #7a2313
  5. #681e10
  6. #57190e
  7. #46140b
  8. #340f08
  9. #230a05
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae321b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae321b
  2. #b64732
  3. #be5b49
  4. #c6705f
  5. #ce8476
  6. #d7998d
  7. #dfada4
  8. #e7c2bb
  9. #efd6d1
  10. #f7ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae321b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae321b
  2. #a93a25
  3. #a5422f
  4. #a04939
  5. #9c5143
  6. #97594e
  7. #926158
  8. #8e6962
  9. #89706c
  10. #857876
  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 #86504c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766914 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905817 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b91c28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae321b {
  color: #ae321b;
}
Background
.bg-ae321b {
  background-color: #ae321b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae321b {
  border: 2px solid #ae321b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae321b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 50 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 73% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae321b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae321b, #ae7b1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae321b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 50 27 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.74 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.57 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.32 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.38 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.38 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.40 #51cde4 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Rufous
#ae321b  rgb(174, 50, 27)  hsl(9, 73%, 39%)  Rufous
#1b97ae  rgb(27, 151, 174)  hsl(189, 73%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#1bae32  rgb(27, 174, 50)  hsl(129, 73%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#321bae  rgb(50, 27, 174)  hsl(249, 73%, 39%)  Zaffre