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#A61C19

#a61c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a61c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.13% magenta, 84.94% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 1.28°, with 73.82% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0901

Complementary

  1. #a61c19
  2. #19a3a6

Split complementary

  1. #a61c19
  2. #19a663
  3. #195ca6

Analogous

  1. #a6195c
  2. #a61c19
  3. #a66319

Triadic

  1. #a61c19
  2. #19a61c
  3. #1c19a6

Tetradic

  1. #a61c19
  2. #a3a619
  3. #19a3a6
  4. #1c19a6

Square

  1. #a61c19
  2. #5ca619
  3. #19a3a6
  4. #6319a6

Monochromatic

  1. #210605
  2. #64110f
  3. #a61c19
  4. #df302c
  5. #e9716f

Shades

#a61c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a61c19
  2. #951917
  3. #851614
  4. #741412
  5. #64110f
  6. #530e0d
  7. #420b0a
  8. #320808
  9. #210605
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#a61c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a61c19
  2. #af3330
  3. #b84947
  4. #c1605e
  5. #ca7775
  6. #d38e8c
  7. #dba4a3
  8. #e4bbba
  9. #edd2d1
  10. #f6e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a61c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a61c19
  2. #a22623
  3. #9e302e
  4. #9b3a38
  5. #974442
  6. #934e4d
  7. #8f5857
  8. #8b6261
  9. #886c6b
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d4544 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b5f11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a3617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #874d14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a61c19 {
  color: #a61c19;
}
Background
.bg-a61c19 {
  background-color: #a61c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a61c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a61c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a61c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 74% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a61c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a61c19, #a66319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a61c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.52 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.93 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.60 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.60 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.85 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.03 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.14 #59e3e6 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#a61c19  rgb(166, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 74%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#19a3a6  rgb(25, 163, 166)  hsl(181, 74%, 37%)  Verdigris
#19a61c  rgb(25, 166, 28)  hsl(121, 74%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#1c19a6  rgb(28, 25, 166)  hsl(241, 74%, 37%)  Zaffre