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#AA0500

#aa0500 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa0500 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 1.96% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.06% magenta, 100% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 1.76°, 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.0865

Complementary

  1. #aa0500
  2. #00a5aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa0500
  2. #00aa5a
  3. #0050aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0050
  2. #aa0500
  3. #aa5a00

Triadic

  1. #aa0500
  2. #00aa05
  3. #0500aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0500
  2. #a5aa00
  3. #00a5aa
  4. #0500aa

Square

  1. #aa0500
  2. #50aa00
  3. #00a5aa
  4. #5a00aa

Monochromatic

  1. #140100
  2. #5d0300
  3. #aa0500
  4. #f60700
  5. #ff4944

Shades

#aa0500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0500
  2. #990500
  3. #880400
  4. #770400
  5. #660300
  6. #550300
  7. #440200
  8. #330200
  9. #220100
  10. #110100
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0500
  2. #b31e1a
  3. #bb3733
  4. #c4504d
  5. #cc6966
  6. #d58280
  7. #dd9b99
  8. #e6b4b3
  9. #eecdcc
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0500
  2. #a6110d
  3. #a21e1a
  4. #9d2a26
  5. #993633
  6. #954340
  7. #914f4d
  8. #8d5b5a
  9. #886766
  10. #847473
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4140 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b2f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50006 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0500 {
  color: #aa0500;
}
Background
.bg-aa0500 {
  background-color: #aa0500;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0500 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 5 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0500, #aa5a00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 5 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.54 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.65 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.87 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 6.34 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.61 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.23 #55faff Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa0500  rgb(170, 5, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#00a5aa  rgb(0, 165, 170)  hsl(182, 100%, 33%)  Verdigris
#00aa05  rgb(0, 170, 5)  hsl(122, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green
#0500aa  rgb(5, 0, 170)  hsl(242, 100%, 33%)  Zaffre