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#AA111A

#aa111a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa111a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 6.67% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 356.47°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #aa111a
  2. #11aaa1

Split complementary

  1. #aa111a
  2. #11aa55
  3. #1167aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1167
  2. #aa111a
  3. #aa5511

Triadic

  1. #aa111a
  2. #1aaa11
  3. #111aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa111a
  2. #aaa111
  3. #11aaa1
  4. #111aaa

Square

  1. #aa111a
  2. #67aa11
  3. #11aaa1
  4. #5511aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0305
  2. #640a0f
  3. #aa111a
  4. #e91f2b
  5. #f0646d

Shades

#aa111a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa111a
  2. #990f17
  3. #880e15
  4. #770c12
  5. #660a10
  6. #55090d
  7. #44070a
  8. #330508
  9. #220305
  10. #110203
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa111a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa111a
  2. #b32931
  3. #bb4148
  4. #c4585f
  5. #cc7076
  6. #d5888d
  7. #dda0a3
  8. #e6b8ba
  9. #eecfd1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa111a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa111a
  2. #a61c24
  3. #a2272e
  4. #9d3239
  5. #993d43
  6. #95494d
  7. #915457
  8. #8d5f61
  9. #886a6c
  10. #847576
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804344 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484018 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3319 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894c15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa111a {
  color: #aa111a;
}
Background
.bg-aa111a {
  background-color: #aa111a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa111a {
  border: 2px solid #aa111a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa111a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 17 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa111a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa111a, #aa5511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa111a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 17 26 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.47 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.66 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.39 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.39 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.75 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.96 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.37 #55eee5 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa111a  rgb(170, 17, 26)  hsl(356, 82%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#11aaa1  rgb(17, 170, 161)  hsl(176, 82%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#1aaa11  rgb(26, 170, 17)  hsl(116, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#111aaa  rgb(17, 26, 170)  hsl(236, 82%, 37%)  Zaffre