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#AF0806

#af0806 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af0806 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 3.14% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.43% magenta, 96.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 0.71°, with 93.37% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.093

Complementary

  1. #af0806
  2. #06adaf

Split complementary

  1. #af0806
  2. #06af5c
  3. #0658af

Analogous

  1. #af0658
  2. #af0806
  3. #af5c06

Triadic

  1. #af0806
  2. #06af08
  3. #0806af

Tetradic

  1. #af0806
  2. #adaf06
  3. #06adaf
  4. #0806af

Square

  1. #af0806
  2. #58af06
  3. #06adaf
  4. #5c06af

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0101
  2. #650503
  3. #af0806
  4. #f70e0b
  5. #f95755

Shades

#af0806 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af0806
  2. #9e0705
  3. #8c0605
  4. #7b0604
  5. #690504
  6. #580403
  7. #460302
  8. #350202
  9. #230201
  10. #120101
  11. #000000

Tints

#af0806 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af0806
  2. #b7211f
  3. #bf3938
  4. #c75251
  5. #cf6b6a
  6. #d78483
  7. #df9c9b
  8. #e7b5b4
  9. #efcecd
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af0806 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af0806
  2. #aa1412
  3. #a6201e
  4. #a12c2b
  5. #9c3837
  6. #984443
  7. #93504f
  8. #8e5c5b
  9. #896868
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834343 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3203 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af0806 {
  color: #af0806;
}
Background
.bg-af0806 {
  background-color: #af0806;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af0806 {
  border: 2px solid #af0806;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af0806;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 8 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 93% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af0806 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af0806, #af5c06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af0806 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 8 6 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.84 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.43 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.72 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.32 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.30 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.78 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.78 #50f7f9 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#af0806  rgb(175, 8, 6)  hsl(1, 93%, 35%)  Rufous
#06adaf  rgb(6, 173, 175)  hsl(181, 93%, 35%)  Verdigris
#06af08  rgb(6, 175, 8)  hsl(121, 93%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0806af  rgb(8, 6, 175)  hsl(241, 93%, 35%)  Zaffre