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#AA0200

#aa0200 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa0200 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.82% magenta, 100% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 0.71°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.0859

Complementary

  1. #aa0200
  2. #00a8aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa0200
  2. #00aa57
  3. #0053aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0053
  2. #aa0200
  3. #aa5700

Triadic

  1. #aa0200
  2. #00aa02
  3. #0200aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0200
  2. #a8aa00
  3. #00a8aa
  4. #0200aa

Square

  1. #aa0200
  2. #53aa00
  3. #00a8aa
  4. #5700aa

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #5d0100
  3. #aa0200
  4. #f60300
  5. #ff4644

Shades

#aa0200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0200
  2. #990200
  3. #880200
  4. #770100
  5. #660100
  6. #550100
  7. #440100
  8. #330100
  9. #220000
  10. #110000
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0200
  2. #b31b1a
  3. #bb3533
  4. #c44e4d
  5. #cc6766
  6. #d58180
  7. #dd9a99
  8. #e6b3b3
  9. #eecccc
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0200
  2. #a60f0d
  3. #a21b1a
  4. #9d2826
  5. #993433
  6. #954140
  7. #914e4d
  8. #8d5a5a
  9. #886766
  10. #847373
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4040 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b5e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0008 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b2f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50005 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0200 {
  color: #aa0200;
}
Background
.bg-aa0200 {
  background-color: #aa0200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0200 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0200, #aa5700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.70 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.62 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.84 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.25 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.62 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.27 #55fdff Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa0200  rgb(170, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a8aa  rgb(0, 168, 170)  hsl(181, 100%, 33%)  Light Sea Green
#00aa02  rgb(0, 170, 2)  hsl(121, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#0200aa  rgb(2, 0, 170)  hsl(241, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre