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#AA080C

#aa080c ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa080c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.52°, 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 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #aa080c
  2. #08aaa6

Split complementary

  1. #aa080c
  2. #08aa55
  3. #085daa

Analogous

  1. #aa085d
  2. #aa080c
  3. #aa5508

Triadic

  1. #aa080c
  2. #0caa08
  3. #080caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa080c
  2. #aaa608
  3. #08aaa6
  4. #080caa

Square

  1. #aa080c
  2. #5daa08
  3. #08aaa6
  4. #5508aa

Monochromatic

  1. #180102
  2. #610507
  3. #aa080c
  4. #f30b11
  5. #f75458

Shades

#aa080c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa080c
  2. #99070b
  3. #88060a
  4. #770608
  5. #660507
  6. #550406
  7. #440305
  8. #330204
  9. #220202
  10. #110101
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa080c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa080c
  2. #b32124
  3. #bb393d
  4. #c45255
  5. #cc6b6d
  6. #d58486
  7. #dd9c9e
  8. #e6b5b6
  9. #eecece
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa080c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa080c
  2. #a61418
  3. #a22023
  4. #9d2c2f
  5. #99383a
  6. #954446
  7. #915052
  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 #473e07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3009 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894b03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa080c {
  color: #aa080c;
}
Background
.bg-aa080c {
  background-color: #aa080c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa080c {
  border: 2px solid #aa080c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa080c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa080c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa080c, #aa5508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa080c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 12 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.22 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.00 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.74 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.02 #55f7f3 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa080c  rgb(170, 8, 12)  hsl(359, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#08aaa6  rgb(8, 170, 166)  hsl(179, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0caa08  rgb(12, 170, 8)  hsl(119, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080caa  rgb(8, 12, 170)  hsl(239, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre