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#AE3E3F

#ae3e3f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae3e3f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 24.31% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.37% magenta, 63.79% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 359.46°, with 47.46% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.128

Complementary

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #3eaead

Split complementary

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #3eae75
  3. #3e77ae

Analogous

  1. #ae3e77
  2. #ae3e3f
  3. #ae753e

Triadic

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #3fae3e
  3. #3e3fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #aead3e
  3. #3eaead
  4. #3e3fae

Square

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #77ae3e
  3. #3eaead
  4. #753eae

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1616
  2. #762a2b
  3. #ae3e3f
  4. #cb6d6e
  5. #dfa6a6

Shades

#ae3e3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #9d3839
  3. #8b3232
  4. #7a2b2c
  5. #682526
  6. #571f20
  7. #461919
  8. #341313
  9. #230c0d
  10. #110606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae3e3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #b65152
  3. #be6565
  4. #c67879
  5. #ce8b8c
  6. #d79f9f
  7. #dfb2b2
  8. #e7c5c5
  9. #efd8d9
  10. #f7ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae3e3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae3e3f
  2. #a94546
  3. #a54b4c
  4. #a05253
  5. #9c5859
  6. #975f60
  7. #926666
  8. #8e6c6d
  9. #897373
  10. #85797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf263f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905e3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8313f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae3e3f {
  color: #ae3e3f;
}
Background
.bg-ae3e3f {
  background-color: #ae3e3f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae3e3f {
  border: 2px solid #ae3e3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae3e3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 62 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 47% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae3e3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae3e3f, #ae753e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae3e3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 62 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.09 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.51 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.30 #51c1c0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ae3e3f  rgb(174, 62, 63)  hsl(359, 47%, 46%)  Cardinal
#3eaead  rgb(62, 174, 173)  hsl(179, 47%, 46%)  Verdigris
#3fae3e  rgb(63, 174, 62)  hsl(119, 47%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#3e3fae  rgb(62, 63, 174)  hsl(239, 47%, 46%)  Ocean Blue