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#AE112E

#ae112e ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae112e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.23% magenta, 73.56% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 348.92°, with 82.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.096

Complementary

  1. #ae112e
  2. #11ae91

Split complementary

  1. #ae112e
  2. #11ae43
  3. #117cae

Analogous

  1. #ae117c
  2. #ae112e
  3. #ae4311

Triadic

  1. #ae112e
  2. #2eae11
  3. #112eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae112e
  2. #ae9111
  3. #11ae91
  4. #112eae

Square

  1. #ae112e
  2. #7cae11
  3. #11ae91
  4. #4311ae

Monochromatic

  1. #230309
  2. #680a1c
  3. #ae112e
  4. #e92247
  5. #f06881

Shades

#ae112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae112e
  2. #9d0f29
  3. #8b0e25
  4. #7a0c20
  5. #680a1c
  6. #570917
  7. #460712
  8. #34050e
  9. #230309
  10. #110205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae112e
  2. #b62943
  3. #be4158
  4. #c6586d
  5. #ce7082
  6. #d78897
  7. #dfa0ab
  8. #e7b8c0
  9. #efcfd5
  10. #f7e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae112e
  2. #a91c36
  3. #a5273e
  4. #a03247
  5. #9c3d4f
  6. #974957
  7. #92545f
  8. #8e5f67
  9. #896a70
  10. #857578
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83454a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48432e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c00020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e352e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c4e2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae112e {
  color: #ae112e;
}
Background
.bg-ae112e {
  background-color: #ae112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae112e {
  border: 2px solid #ae112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae112e, #ae4311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.86 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.18 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.72 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.35 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.74 #51eed1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#ae112e  rgb(174, 17, 46)  hsl(349, 82%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#11ae91  rgb(17, 174, 145)  hsl(169, 82%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#2eae11  rgb(46, 174, 17)  hsl(109, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#112eae  rgb(17, 46, 174)  hsl(229, 82%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue