RedMid-toneMuted

Ancient Red

#902C30

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.11:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Ancient Red

Ancient Red (#902C30) is a mid-tone muted red. Its RGB value is 144, 44, 48 and its HSL value is 358°, 53%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ancient Red, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#902C30 · #2C908C

Analogous

#902C62 · #902C30 · #905A2C

Triadic

#902C30 · #30902C · #2C3090

Split complementary

#902C30 · #2C905A · #2C6290

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