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#AF0909

#af0909 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af0909 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 3.53% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.86% magenta, 94.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 90.22% saturation and 36.08% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0933

Complementary

  1. #af0909
  2. #09afaf

Split complementary

  1. #af0909
  2. #09af5c
  3. #095caf

Analogous

  1. #af095c
  2. #af0909
  3. #af5c09

Triadic

  1. #af0909
  2. #09af09
  3. #0909af

Tetradic

  1. #af0909
  2. #afaf09
  3. #09afaf
  4. #0909af

Square

  1. #af0909
  2. #5caf09
  3. #09afaf
  4. #5c09af

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0202
  2. #660505
  3. #af0909
  4. #f31212
  5. #f75a5a

Shades

#af0909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af0909
  2. #9e0808
  3. #8c0707
  4. #7b0606
  5. #690505
  6. #580505
  7. #460404
  8. #350303
  9. #230202
  10. #120101
  11. #000000

Tints

#af0909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af0909
  2. #b72222
  3. #bf3a3a
  4. #c75353
  5. #cf6b6b
  6. #d78484
  7. #df9d9d
  8. #e7b5b5
  9. #efcece
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af0909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af0909
  2. #aa1515
  3. #a62121
  4. #a12d2d
  5. #9c3939
  6. #984545
  7. #935050
  8. #8e5c5c
  9. #896868
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834444 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4004 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3206 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af0909 {
  color: #af0909;
}
Background
.bg-af0909 {
  background-color: #af0909;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af0909 {
  border: 2px solid #af0909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af0909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 9 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af0909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af0909, #af5c09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af0909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 9 9 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.11 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.01 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.29 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.16 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.16 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.35 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.35 #50f6f6 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#af0909  rgb(175, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 90%, 36%)  Rufous
#09afaf  rgb(9, 175, 175)  hsl(180, 90%, 36%)  Verdigris
#09af09  rgb(9, 175, 9)  hsl(120, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0909af  rgb(9, 9, 175)  hsl(240, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre