RedMid-toneMuted

Ancient Red

#902C32

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.10:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Ancient Red

Ancient Red (#902C32) is a mid-tone muted red. Its RGB value is 144, 44, 50 and its HSL value is 356°, 53%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (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

#902C32 · #2C908A

Analogous

#902C64 · #902C32 · #90582C

Triadic

#902C32 · #32902C · #2C3290

Split complementary

#902C32 · #2C9058 · #2C6490

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