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#AA0809

#aa0809 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa0809 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.63°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.0874

Complementary

  1. #aa0809
  2. #08aaa9

Split complementary

  1. #aa0809
  2. #08aa58
  3. #085aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa085a
  2. #aa0809
  3. #aa5808

Triadic

  1. #aa0809
  2. #09aa08
  3. #0809aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0809
  2. #aaa908
  3. #08aaa9
  4. #0809aa

Square

  1. #aa0809
  2. #5aaa08
  3. #08aaa9
  4. #5808aa

Monochromatic

  1. #180101
  2. #610505
  3. #aa0809
  4. #f30b0d
  5. #f75455

Shades

#aa0809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0809
  2. #990708
  3. #880607
  4. #770606
  5. #660505
  6. #550405
  7. #440304
  8. #330203
  9. #220202
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0809
  2. #b32122
  3. #bb393a
  4. #c45253
  5. #cc6b6b
  6. #d58484
  7. #dd9c9d
  8. #e6b5b5
  9. #eecece
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0809
  2. #a61415
  3. #a22021
  4. #9d2c2d
  5. #993839
  6. #954445
  7. #915050
  8. #8d5c5c
  9. #886868
  10. #847474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4141 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473e04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3006 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894b00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5000c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0809 {
  color: #aa0809;
}
Background
.bg-aa0809 {
  background-color: #aa0809;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0809 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0809, #aa5808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 9 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.45 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.59 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.09 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.19 #55f7f6 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa0809  rgb(170, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#08aaa9  rgb(8, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#09aa08  rgb(9, 170, 8)  hsl(120, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0809aa  rgb(8, 9, 170)  hsl(240, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre