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#AF2017

#af2017 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af2017 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 12.55% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.71% magenta, 86.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 3.55°, with 76.77% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.1021

Complementary

  1. #af2017
  2. #17a6af

Split complementary

  1. #af2017
  2. #17af6c
  3. #175aaf

Analogous

  1. #af175a
  2. #af2017
  3. #af6c17

Triadic

  1. #af2017
  2. #17af20
  3. #2017af

Tetradic

  1. #af2017
  2. #a6af17
  3. #17a6af
  4. #2017af

Square

  1. #af2017
  2. #5aaf17
  3. #17a6af
  4. #6c17af

Monochromatic

  1. #280705
  2. #6b140e
  3. #af2017
  4. #e43a2f
  5. #ed7a72

Shades

#af2017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af2017
  2. #9e1d15
  3. #8c1a12
  4. #7b1610
  5. #69130e
  6. #58100c
  7. #460d09
  8. #350a07
  9. #230605
  10. #120302
  11. #000000

Tints

#af2017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af2017
  2. #b7362e
  3. #bf4d45
  4. #c7635d
  5. #cf7974
  6. #d7908b
  7. #dfa6a2
  8. #e7bcb9
  9. #efd2d1
  10. #f7e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af2017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af2017
  2. #aa2a22
  3. #a6332c
  4. #a13d37
  5. #9c4641
  6. #98504c
  7. #935a56
  8. #8e6361
  9. #896d6b
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854948 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4613 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72650d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5211 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af2017 {
  color: #af2017;
}
Background
.bg-af2017 {
  background-color: #af2017;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af2017 {
  border: 2px solid #af2017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af2017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 32 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af2017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af2017, #af6c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af2017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 32 23 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.51 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.57 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.00 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.83 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.20 #50dfe8 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#af2017  rgb(175, 32, 23)  hsl(4, 77%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#17a6af  rgb(23, 166, 175)  hsl(184, 77%, 39%)  Cadet Blue
#17af20  rgb(23, 175, 32)  hsl(124, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#2017af  rgb(32, 23, 175)  hsl(244, 77%, 39%)  Zaffre