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#AF040C

#af040c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af040c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 1.57% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.71% magenta, 93.14% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 357.19°, with 95.53% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0923

Complementary

  1. #af040c
  2. #04afa7

Split complementary

  1. #af040c
  2. #04af51
  3. #0462af

Analogous

  1. #af0462
  2. #af040c
  3. #af5104

Triadic

  1. #af040c
  2. #0caf04
  3. #040caf

Tetradic

  1. #af040c
  2. #afa704
  3. #04afa7
  4. #040caf

Square

  1. #af040c
  2. #62af04
  3. #04afa7
  4. #5104af

Monochromatic

  1. #190102
  2. #640207
  3. #af040c
  4. #f90612
  5. #fb5159

Shades

#af040c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af040c
  2. #9e040b
  3. #8c030a
  4. #7b0308
  5. #690207
  6. #580206
  7. #460205
  8. #350104
  9. #230102
  10. #120001
  11. #000000

Tints

#af040c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af040c
  2. #b71d24
  3. #bf363d
  4. #c74f55
  5. #cf686d
  6. #d78286
  7. #df9b9e
  8. #e7b4b6
  9. #efcdce
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af040c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af040c
  2. #aa1018
  3. #a61d23
  4. #a1292f
  5. #9c363a
  6. #984246
  7. #934e52
  8. #8e5b5d
  9. #896769
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834343 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #493f07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3109 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4c02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af040c {
  color: #af040c;
}
Background
.bg-af040c {
  background-color: #af040c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af040c {
  border: 2px solid #af040c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af040c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 4 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af040c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af040c, #af5104);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af040c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 4 12 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.61 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.74 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.86 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.14 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.85 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.85 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.87 #50fbf3 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#af040c  rgb(175, 4, 12)  hsl(357, 96%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#04afa7  rgb(4, 175, 167)  hsl(177, 96%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0caf04  rgb(12, 175, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#040caf  rgb(4, 12, 175)  hsl(237, 96%, 35%)  Zaffre