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#AE421F

#ae421f ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae421f is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 25.88% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 82.18% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 14.69°, with 69.76% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #ae421f
  2. #1f8bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae421f
  2. #1fae8a
  3. #1f43ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1f43
  2. #ae421f
  3. #ae8a1f

Triadic

  1. #ae421f
  2. #1fae42
  3. #421fae

Tetradic

  1. #ae421f
  2. #8bae1f
  3. #1f8bae
  4. #421fae

Square

  1. #ae421f
  2. #43ae1f
  3. #1f8bae
  4. #8a1fae

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1108
  2. #6d2913
  3. #ae421f
  4. #dc643d
  5. #e8987e

Shades

#ae421f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae421f
  2. #9d3b1c
  3. #8b3519
  4. #7a2e16
  5. #682813
  6. #572110
  7. #461a0c
  8. #341409
  9. #230d06
  10. #110703
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae421f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae421f
  2. #b65535
  3. #be684c
  4. #c67b62
  5. #ce8e79
  6. #d7a18f
  7. #dfb3a5
  8. #e7c6bc
  9. #efd9d2
  10. #f7ece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae421f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae421f
  2. #a94829
  3. #a54e32
  4. #a0553c
  5. #9c5b46
  6. #976150
  7. #926759
  8. #8e6d63
  9. #89746d
  10. #857a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885952 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61561a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0263b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874f1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925f1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93332 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae421f {
  color: #ae421f;
}
Background
.bg-ae421f {
  background-color: #ae421f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae421f {
  border: 2px solid #ae421f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae421f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 66 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae421f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae421f, #ae8a1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae421f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 66 31 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.28 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.29 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.35 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.33 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.91 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.52 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.94 #51bde0 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Rust
#ae421f  rgb(174, 66, 31)  hsl(15, 70%, 40%)  Rust
#1f8bae  rgb(31, 139, 174)  hsl(195, 70%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#1fae42  rgb(31, 174, 66)  hsl(135, 70%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#421fae  rgb(66, 31, 174)  hsl(255, 70%, 40%)  Zaffre