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#AF230B

#af230b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af230b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 13.73% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 93.71% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 8.78°, with 88.17% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #af230b
  2. #0b97af

Split complementary

  1. #af230b
  2. #0baf75
  3. #0b45af

Analogous

  1. #af0b45
  2. #af230b
  3. #af750b

Triadic

  1. #af230b
  2. #0baf23
  3. #230baf

Tetradic

  1. #af230b
  2. #97af0b
  3. #0b97af
  4. #230baf

Square

  1. #af230b
  2. #45af0b
  3. #0b97af
  4. #750baf

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0602
  2. #671506
  3. #af230b
  4. #f03616
  5. #f5745e

Shades

#af230b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af230b
  2. #9e200a
  3. #8c1c09
  4. #7b1908
  5. #691507
  6. #581206
  7. #460e04
  8. #350b03
  9. #230702
  10. #120401
  11. #000000

Tints

#af230b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af230b
  2. #b73923
  3. #bf4f3c
  4. #c76554
  5. #cf7b6d
  6. #d79185
  7. #dfa79d
  8. #e7bdb6
  9. #efd3ce
  10. #f7e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af230b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af230b
  2. #aa2c17
  3. #a63622
  4. #a13f2e
  5. #9c483a
  6. #985246
  7. #935b51
  8. #8e645d
  9. #896d69
  10. #857774
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854a47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514703 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813b06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5302 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af230b {
  color: #af230b;
}
Background
.bg-af230b {
  background-color: #af230b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af230b {
  border: 2px solid #af230b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af230b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 35 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af230b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af230b, #af750b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af230b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 35 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.83 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.15 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.22 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.32 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.63 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.09 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.32 #50dcf4 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Rufous
#af230b  rgb(175, 35, 11)  hsl(9, 88%, 36%)  Rufous
#0b97af  rgb(11, 151, 175)  hsl(189, 88%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#0baf23  rgb(11, 175, 35)  hsl(129, 88%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#230baf  rgb(35, 11, 175)  hsl(249, 88%, 36%)  Zaffre