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#AA1237

#aa1237 ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa1237 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.41% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 345.39°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.0925

Complementary

  1. #aa1237
  2. #12aa85

Split complementary

  1. #aa1237
  2. #12aa39
  3. #1283aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1283
  2. #aa1237
  3. #aa3912

Triadic

  1. #aa1237
  2. #37aa12
  3. #1237aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1237
  2. #aa8512
  3. #12aa85
  4. #1237aa

Square

  1. #aa1237
  2. #83aa12
  3. #12aa85
  4. #3912aa

Monochromatic

  1. #20030a
  2. #650b21
  3. #aa1237
  4. #e72151
  5. #ef6687

Shades

#aa1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1237
  2. #991032
  3. #880e2c
  4. #770d27
  5. #660b21
  6. #55091c
  7. #440716
  8. #330511
  9. #22040b
  10. #110206
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1237
  2. #b32a4b
  3. #bb415f
  4. #c45973
  5. #cc7187
  6. #d5899b
  7. #dda0af
  8. #e6b8c3
  9. #eed0d7
  10. #f7e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1237
  2. #a61d3e
  3. #a22846
  4. #9d334d
  5. #993e54
  6. #95495c
  7. #915463
  8. #8d5f6a
  9. #886a71
  10. #847579
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80444b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454237 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #884d34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1237 {
  color: #aa1237;
}
Background
.bg-aa1237 {
  background-color: #aa1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1237 {
  border: 2px solid #aa1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1237, #aa3912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.26 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.82 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.17 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.81 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.87 #55edc8 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#aa1237  rgb(170, 18, 55)  hsl(345, 81%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#12aa85  rgb(18, 170, 133)  hsl(165, 81%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#37aa12  rgb(55, 170, 18)  hsl(105, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#1237aa  rgb(18, 55, 170)  hsl(225, 81%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue