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#AA0C19

#aa0c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa0c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.94% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 355.06°, with 86.81% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.0888

Complementary

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #0caa9d

Split complementary

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #0caa4e
  3. #0c68aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0c68
  2. #aa0c19
  3. #aa4e0c

Triadic

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #19aa0c
  3. #0c19aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #aa9d0c
  3. #0caa9d
  4. #0c19aa

Square

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #68aa0c
  3. #0caa9d
  4. #4e0caa

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0204
  2. #63070f
  3. #aa0c19
  4. #ee1426
  5. #f35c68

Shades

#aa0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #990b17
  3. #880a14
  4. #770812
  5. #66070f
  6. #55060d
  7. #44050a
  8. #330408
  9. #220205
  10. #110103
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #b32430
  3. #bb3d47
  4. #c4555e
  5. #cc6d75
  6. #d5868c
  7. #dd9ea3
  8. #e6b6ba
  9. #eeced1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0c19
  2. #a61823
  3. #a2232e
  4. #9d2f38
  5. #993a42
  6. #95464d
  7. #915257
  8. #8d5d61
  9. #88696b
  10. #847476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804244 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894b14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0c19 {
  color: #aa0c19;
}
Background
.bg-aa0c19 {
  background-color: #aa0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #aa0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0c19, #aa4e0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.92 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.59 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.59 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.58 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.07 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.22 #55f3e6 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa0c19  rgb(170, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 87%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0caa9d  rgb(12, 170, 157)  hsl(175, 87%, 36%)  Persian Green
#19aa0c  rgb(25, 170, 12)  hsl(115, 87%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0c19aa  rgb(12, 25, 170)  hsl(235, 87%, 36%)  Zaffre