Vivid Auburn is a medium dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Vivid Auburn is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Vivid Auburn is #922724.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Vivid Auburn has 57%% Red, 15% Green, and 14% Blue.
Vivid Auburn has 2° Hue, 75% Saturation, and 57% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Vivid Auburn has 2° Hue, 60% Saturation, and 36% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Vivid Auburn has 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 75% yellow, and 43% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#922724 |
|
RGB |
(146, 39, 36) |
(57%, 15%, 14%) |
HSV |
(2°, 75, 57) |
(1%, 75%, 57%) |
HSL |
(2°, 60, 36) |
(1%, 60%, 36%) |
CMYK |
(0, 73, 75, 43) |
(0%, 73%, 75%, 43%) |
The natural luminance of Vivid Auburn is 8%, which is low.
Vivid Auburn has a higher contrast with white than black.
Vivid Auburn and black have a 2.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Vivid Auburn and white have a 8.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
8% |
insufficient (2.5) |
AAA (8.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Vivid Auburn paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 43% Red, 43% Black, 14% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
43%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
43%
White
14%
To mix Vivid Auburn paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Magenta, 22% Yellow, 43% Black, 14% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
21%
Yellow
22%
Black
43%
White
14%
Colors similar to Vivid Auburn are: Old Brick, Burnt Umber, Red Brown, Brownish Red, and Falu Red. Old Brick is brighter than Vivid Auburn. Burnt Umber is more orange than Vivid Auburn. Red Brown is lighter than Vivid Auburn. Brownish Red is more orange and brighter and lighter than Vivid Auburn. Falu Red is brighter and darker than Vivid Auburn.