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#AA080B

#aa080b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa080b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 93.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.89°, 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 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.0874

Complementary

  1. #aa080b
  2. #08aaa7

Split complementary

  1. #aa080b
  2. #08aa56
  3. #085caa

Analogous

  1. #aa085c
  2. #aa080b
  3. #aa5608

Triadic

  1. #aa080b
  2. #0baa08
  3. #080baa

Tetradic

  1. #aa080b
  2. #aaa708
  3. #08aaa7
  4. #080baa

Square

  1. #aa080b
  2. #5caa08
  3. #08aaa7
  4. #5608aa

Monochromatic

  1. #180102
  2. #610506
  3. #aa080b
  4. #f30b10
  5. #f75457

Shades

#aa080b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa080b
  2. #99070a
  3. #880609
  4. #770608
  5. #660507
  6. #550406
  7. #440304
  8. #330203
  9. #220202
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa080b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa080b
  2. #b32123
  3. #bb393c
  4. #c45254
  5. #cc6b6d
  6. #d58485
  7. #dd9c9d
  8. #e6b5b6
  9. #eecece
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa080b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa080b
  2. #a61417
  3. #a22022
  4. #9d2c2e
  5. #99383a
  6. #954446
  7. #915051
  8. #8d5c5d
  9. #886869
  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 #7f4142 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473e06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894b02 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa080b {
  color: #aa080b;
}
Background
.bg-aa080b {
  background-color: #aa080b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa080b {
  border: 2px solid #aa080b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa080b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa080b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa080b, #aa5608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa080b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.43 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.23 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.34 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.89 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.89 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.04 #55f7f4 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa080b  rgb(170, 8, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#08aaa7  rgb(8, 170, 167)  hsl(179, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0baa08  rgb(11, 170, 8)  hsl(119, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080baa  rgb(8, 11, 170)  hsl(239, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre