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#AA112C

#aa112c ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa112c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 349.41°, 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.0913

Complementary

  1. #aa112c
  2. #11aa8f

Split complementary

  1. #aa112c
  2. #11aa43
  3. #1179aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1179
  2. #aa112c
  3. #aa4311

Triadic

  1. #aa112c
  2. #2caa11
  3. #112caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa112c
  2. #aa8f11
  3. #11aa8f
  4. #112caa

Square

  1. #aa112c
  2. #79aa11
  3. #11aa8f
  4. #4311aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0308
  2. #640a1a
  3. #aa112c
  4. #e91f43
  5. #f0647d

Shades

#aa112c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa112c
  2. #990f28
  3. #880e23
  4. #770c1f
  5. #660a1a
  6. #550916
  7. #440712
  8. #33050d
  9. #220309
  10. #110204
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa112c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa112c
  2. #b32941
  3. #bb4156
  4. #c4586b
  5. #cc7080
  6. #d58896
  7. #dda0ab
  8. #e6b8c0
  9. #eecfd5
  10. #f7e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa112c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa112c
  2. #a61c34
  3. #a2273d
  4. #9d3245
  5. #993d4e
  6. #954956
  7. #91545e
  8. #8d5f67
  9. #886a6f
  10. #847578
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804448 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46412b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6027 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b342c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894c29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa112c {
  color: #aa112c;
}
Background
.bg-aa112c {
  background-color: #aa112c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa112c {
  border: 2px solid #aa112c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa112c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 17 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa112c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa112c, #aa4311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa112c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 17 44 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.61 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.95 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.95 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.74 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.87 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.69 #55eed3 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#aa112c  rgb(170, 17, 44)  hsl(349, 82%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#11aa8f  rgb(17, 170, 143)  hsl(169, 82%, 37%)  Persian Green
#2caa11  rgb(44, 170, 17)  hsl(109, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#112caa  rgb(17, 44, 170)  hsl(229, 82%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue