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#AE030D

#ae030d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae030d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 1.18% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.28% magenta, 92.53% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 356.49°, with 96.61% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0909

Complementary

  1. #ae030d
  2. #03aea4

Split complementary

  1. #ae030d
  2. #03ae4f
  3. #0363ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0363
  2. #ae030d
  3. #ae4f03

Triadic

  1. #ae030d
  2. #0dae03
  3. #030dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae030d
  2. #aea403
  3. #03aea4
  4. #030dae

Square

  1. #ae030d
  2. #63ae03
  3. #03aea4
  4. #4f03ae

Monochromatic

  1. #180002
  2. #630207
  3. #ae030d
  4. #f90413
  5. #fc4e58

Shades

#ae030d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae030d
  2. #9d030c
  3. #8b020a
  4. #7a0209
  5. #680208
  6. #570207
  7. #460105
  8. #340104
  9. #230103
  10. #110001
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae030d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae030d
  2. #b61c25
  3. #be353d
  4. #c64f56
  5. #ce686e
  6. #d78186
  7. #df9a9e
  8. #e7b3b6
  9. #efcdcf
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae030d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae030d
  2. #a91019
  3. #a51c24
  4. #a02930
  5. #9c353b
  6. #974247
  7. #924e52
  8. #8e5b5e
  9. #896769
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824243 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #483f08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e300a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4c03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae030d {
  color: #ae030d;
}
Background
.bg-ae030d {
  background-color: #ae030d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae030d {
  border: 2px solid #ae030d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae030d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 3 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 97% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae030d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae030d, #ae4f03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae030d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 3 13 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.60 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.79 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.34 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.61 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.65 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.65 #51fcf2 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#ae030d  rgb(174, 3, 13)  hsl(356, 97%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#03aea4  rgb(3, 174, 164)  hsl(176, 97%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0dae03  rgb(13, 174, 3)  hsl(116, 97%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#030dae  rgb(3, 13, 174)  hsl(236, 97%, 35%)  Zaffre