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#AA172D

#aa172d ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa172d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.02% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 73.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 351.02°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.0935

Complementary

  1. #aa172d
  2. #17aa94

Split complementary

  1. #aa172d
  2. #17aa4a
  3. #1776aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1776
  2. #aa172d
  3. #aa4a17

Triadic

  1. #aa172d
  2. #2daa17
  3. #172daa

Tetradic

  1. #aa172d
  2. #aa9417
  3. #17aa94
  4. #172daa

Square

  1. #aa172d
  2. #76aa17
  3. #17aa94
  4. #4a17aa

Monochromatic

  1. #230509
  2. #670e1b
  3. #aa172d
  4. #e22b47
  5. #eb6f81

Shades

#aa172d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa172d
  2. #991529
  3. #881224
  4. #771020
  5. #660e1b
  6. #550c17
  7. #440912
  8. #33070e
  9. #220509
  10. #110205
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa172d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa172d
  2. #b32e42
  3. #bb4557
  4. #c45d6c
  5. #cc7481
  6. #d58b96
  7. #dda2ab
  8. #e6b9c0
  9. #eed1d5
  10. #f7e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa172d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa172d
  2. #a62235
  3. #a22c3e
  4. #9d3746
  5. #99414e
  6. #954c57
  7. #91565f
  8. #8d6167
  9. #886b6f
  10. #847678
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804549 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48432c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6128 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b362d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894d2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa172d {
  color: #aa172d;
}
Background
.bg-aa172d {
  background-color: #aa172d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa172d {
  border: 2px solid #aa172d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa172d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 23 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa172d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa172d, #aa4a17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa172d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 23 45 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.57 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.57 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.71 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.63 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.45 #55e8d2 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Brown
#aa172d  rgb(170, 23, 45)  hsl(351, 76%, 38%)  Brown
#17aa94  rgb(23, 170, 148)  hsl(171, 76%, 38%)  Persian Green
#2daa17  rgb(45, 170, 23)  hsl(111, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#172daa  rgb(23, 45, 170)  hsl(231, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue