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#AE3847

#ae3847 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae3847 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 21.96% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.82% magenta, 59.2% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 352.37°, with 51.3% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1228

Complementary

  1. #ae3847
  2. #38ae9f

Split complementary

  1. #ae3847
  2. #38ae64
  3. #3882ae

Analogous

  1. #ae3882
  2. #ae3847
  3. #ae6438

Triadic

  1. #ae3847
  2. #47ae38
  3. #3847ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3847
  2. #ae9f38
  3. #38ae9f
  4. #3847ae

Square

  1. #ae3847
  2. #82ae38
  3. #38ae9f
  4. #6438ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1318
  2. #74252f
  3. #ae3847
  4. #cd6572
  5. #e09fa7

Shades

#ae3847 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3847
  2. #9d3240
  3. #8b2d39
  4. #7a2732
  5. #68222b
  6. #571c24
  7. #46161c
  8. #341115
  9. #230b0e
  10. #110607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3847 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3847
  2. #b64c59
  3. #be606c
  4. #c6747e
  5. #ce8891
  6. #d79ca3
  7. #dfafb5
  8. #e7c3c8
  9. #efd7da
  10. #f7ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3847 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3847
  2. #a93f4d
  3. #a54652
  4. #a04e58
  5. #9c555e
  6. #975c64
  7. #926369
  8. #8e6a6f
  9. #897275
  10. #85797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875459 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746b44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be1e3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5b45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b82a42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3847 {
  color: #ae3847;
}
Background
.bg-ae3847 {
  background-color: #ae3847;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3847 {
  border: 2px solid #ae3847;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3847;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 56 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 51% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3847 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3847, #ae6438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3847 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 56 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.13 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.70 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.41 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.41 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.84 #51c7b8 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ae3847  rgb(174, 56, 71)  hsl(352, 51%, 45%)  Cardinal
#38ae9f  rgb(56, 174, 159)  hsl(172, 51%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#47ae38  rgb(71, 174, 56)  hsl(112, 51%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3847ae  rgb(56, 71, 174)  hsl(232, 51%, 45%)  Ocean Blue