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#AA173E

#aa173e ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa173e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.02% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.47% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 344.08°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.0951

Complementary

  1. #aa173e
  2. #17aa83

Split complementary

  1. #aa173e
  2. #17aa39
  3. #1787aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1787
  2. #aa173e
  3. #aa3917

Triadic

  1. #aa173e
  2. #3eaa17
  3. #173eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa173e
  2. #aa8317
  3. #17aa83
  4. #173eaa

Square

  1. #aa173e
  2. #87aa17
  3. #17aa83
  4. #3917aa

Monochromatic

  1. #23050d
  2. #670e25
  3. #aa173e
  4. #e22b5c
  5. #eb6f90

Shades

#aa173e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa173e
  2. #991538
  3. #881232
  4. #77102b
  5. #660e25
  6. #550c1f
  7. #440919
  8. #330713
  9. #22050c
  10. #110206
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa173e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa173e
  2. #b32e51
  3. #bb4565
  4. #c45d78
  5. #cc748b
  6. #d58b9f
  7. #dda2b2
  8. #e6b9c5
  9. #eed1d8
  10. #f7e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa173e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa173e
  2. #a62245
  3. #a22c4b
  4. #9d3752
  5. #994158
  6. #954c5f
  7. #915666
  8. #8d616c
  9. #886b73
  10. #847679
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81464e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45443e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a613a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b373e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #884e3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa173e {
  color: #aa173e;
}
Background
.bg-aa173e {
  background-color: #aa173e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa173e {
  border: 2px solid #aa173e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa173e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 23 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa173e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa173e, #aa3917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa173e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 23 62 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.03 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.06 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.46 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.47 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.47 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 8.67 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 9.64 #55e8c1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#aa173e  rgb(170, 23, 62)  hsl(344, 76%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#17aa83  rgb(23, 170, 131)  hsl(164, 76%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#3eaa17  rgb(62, 170, 23)  hsl(104, 76%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#173eaa  rgb(23, 62, 170)  hsl(224, 76%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue