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#AA070B

#aa070b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa070b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 2.75% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.88% magenta, 93.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.53°, with 92.09% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.0872

Complementary

  1. #aa070b
  2. #07aaa6

Split complementary

  1. #aa070b
  2. #07aa55
  3. #075daa

Analogous

  1. #aa075d
  2. #aa070b
  3. #aa5507

Triadic

  1. #aa070b
  2. #0baa07
  3. #070baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa070b
  2. #aaa607
  3. #07aaa6
  4. #070baa

Square

  1. #aa070b
  2. #5daa07
  3. #07aaa6
  4. #5507aa

Monochromatic

  1. #170101
  2. #610406
  3. #aa070b
  4. #f30a10
  5. #f85256

Shades

#aa070b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa070b
  2. #99060a
  3. #880609
  4. #770508
  5. #660407
  6. #550406
  7. #440304
  8. #330203
  9. #220102
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa070b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa070b
  2. #b32023
  3. #bb393c
  4. #c45154
  5. #cc6a6d
  6. #d58385
  7. #dd9c9d
  8. #e6b5b6
  9. #eecdce
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa070b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa070b
  2. #a61317
  3. #a21f22
  4. #9d2b2e
  5. #99373a
  6. #954446
  7. #915051
  8. #8d5c5d
  9. #886869
  10. #847474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4142 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473e06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894a02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa070b {
  color: #aa070b;
}
Background
.bg-aa070b {
  background-color: #aa070b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa070b {
  border: 2px solid #aa070b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa070b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 7 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa070b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa070b, #aa5507);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa070b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 7 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.50 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.24 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.34 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.01 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.88 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.88 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.06 #55f8f4 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa070b  rgb(170, 7, 11)  hsl(359, 92%, 35%)  Rufous
#07aaa6  rgb(7, 170, 166)  hsl(179, 92%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0baa07  rgb(11, 170, 7)  hsl(119, 92%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#070baa  rgb(7, 11, 170)  hsl(239, 92%, 35%)  Zaffre