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#AE412B

#ae412b ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae412b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 25.49% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.64% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 10.08°, with 60.37% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #ae412b
  2. #2b98ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae412b
  2. #2bae83
  3. #2b56ae

Analogous

  1. #ae2b56
  2. #ae412b
  3. #ae832b

Triadic

  1. #ae412b
  2. #2bae41
  3. #412bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae412b
  2. #98ae2b
  3. #2b98ae
  4. #412bae

Square

  1. #ae412b
  2. #56ae2b
  3. #2b98ae
  4. #832bae

Monochromatic

  1. #33130d
  2. #712a1c
  3. #ae412b
  4. #d46751
  5. #e39d8f

Shades

#ae412b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae412b
  2. #9d3b27
  3. #8b3422
  4. #7a2e1e
  5. #68271a
  6. #572116
  7. #461a11
  8. #34140d
  9. #230d09
  10. #110704
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae412b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae412b
  2. #b65440
  3. #be6755
  4. #c67a6b
  5. #ce8d80
  6. #d7a095
  7. #dfb3aa
  8. #e7c6bf
  9. #efd9d5
  10. #f7ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae412b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae412b
  2. #a94734
  3. #a54e3c
  4. #a05445
  5. #9c5a4d
  6. #976156
  7. #92675e
  8. #8e6d67
  9. #89736f
  10. #857a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885953 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5628 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf263c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864e29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925f29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93336 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae412b {
  color: #ae412b;
}
Background
.bg-ae412b {
  background-color: #ae412b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae412b {
  border: 2px solid #ae412b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae412b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 65 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae412b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae412b, #ae832b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae412b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 65 43 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.95 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.48 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.71 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.82 #51bed4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#ae412b  rgb(174, 65, 43)  hsl(10, 60%, 43%)  Chestnut
#2b98ae  rgb(43, 152, 174)  hsl(190, 60%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#2bae41  rgb(43, 174, 65)  hsl(130, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#412bae  rgb(65, 43, 174)  hsl(250, 60%, 43%)  Persian Blue