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#AF271C

#af271c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af271c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 15.29% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.71% magenta, 84% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 4.49°, with 72.41% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.1065

Complementary

  1. #af271c
  2. #1ca4af

Split complementary

  1. #af271c
  2. #1caf70
  3. #1c5aaf

Analogous

  1. #af1c5a
  2. #af271c
  3. #af701c

Triadic

  1. #af271c
  2. #1caf27
  3. #271caf

Tetradic

  1. #af271c
  2. #a4af1c
  3. #1ca4af
  4. #271caf

Square

  1. #af271c
  2. #5aaf1c
  3. #1ca4af
  4. #701caf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0a07
  2. #6d1811
  3. #af271c
  4. #df4538
  5. #ea837a

Shades

#af271c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af271c
  2. #9e2319
  3. #8c1f16
  4. #7b1b14
  5. #691711
  6. #58140e
  7. #46100b
  8. #350c08
  9. #230806
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#af271c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af271c
  2. #b73d33
  3. #bf5249
  4. #c76860
  5. #cf7d77
  6. #d7938e
  7. #dfa9a4
  8. #e7bebb
  9. #efd4d2
  10. #f7e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af271c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af271c
  2. #aa3026
  3. #a63930
  4. #a1423a
  5. #9c4b44
  6. #98544e
  7. #935c58
  8. #8e6562
  9. #896e6c
  10. #857776
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854c4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524919 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736714 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #823e1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5418 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba0122 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af271c {
  color: #af271c;
}
Background
.bg-af271c {
  background-color: #af271c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af271c {
  border: 2px solid #af271c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af271c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 39 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 72% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af271c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af271c, #af701c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af271c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 39 28 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.60 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.20 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.65 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.43 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.44 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.92 #50d8e3 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#af271c  rgb(175, 39, 28)  hsl(4, 72%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1ca4af  rgb(28, 164, 175)  hsl(184, 72%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#1caf27  rgb(28, 175, 39)  hsl(124, 72%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#271caf  rgb(39, 28, 175)  hsl(244, 72%, 40%)  Zaffre