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#A91C19

#a91c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a91c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.43% magenta, 85.21% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 1.25°, with 74.23% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0934

Complementary

  1. #a91c19
  2. #19a6a9

Split complementary

  1. #a91c19
  2. #19a964
  3. #195ea9

Analogous

  1. #a9195e
  2. #a91c19
  3. #a96419

Triadic

  1. #a91c19
  2. #19a91c
  3. #1c19a9

Tetradic

  1. #a91c19
  2. #a6a919
  3. #19a6a9
  4. #1c19a9

Square

  1. #a91c19
  2. #5ea919
  3. #19a6a9
  4. #6419a9

Monochromatic

  1. #240605
  2. #66110f
  3. #a91c19
  4. #e0322e
  5. #ea7471

Shades

#a91c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a91c19
  2. #981917
  3. #871614
  4. #761412
  5. #65110f
  6. #550e0d
  7. #440b0a
  8. #330808
  9. #220605
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#a91c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a91c19
  2. #b23330
  3. #ba4947
  4. #c3605e
  5. #cb7775
  6. #d48e8c
  7. #dda4a3
  8. #e5bbba
  9. #eed2d1
  10. #f6e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a91c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a91c19
  2. #a52623
  3. #a1302e
  4. #9d3a38
  5. #994442
  6. #954e4d
  7. #905857
  8. #8c6261
  9. #886c6b
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804645 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4316 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6110 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3717 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894e14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a91c19 {
  color: #a91c19;
}
Background
.bg-a91c19 {
  background-color: #a91c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a91c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a91c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a91c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a91c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a91c19, #a96419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a91c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.49 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.70 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.71 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.56 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.66 #56e3e6 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#a91c19  rgb(169, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 74%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#19a6a9  rgb(25, 166, 169)  hsl(181, 74%, 38%)  Verdigris
#19a91c  rgb(25, 169, 28)  hsl(121, 74%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#1c19a9  rgb(28, 25, 169)  hsl(241, 74%, 38%)  Zaffre