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#AA1908

#aa1908 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa1908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 6.3°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 0.58.

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Relative luminance0.0926

Complementary

  1. #aa1908
  2. #0899aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa1908
  2. #08aa6a
  3. #0848aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0848
  2. #aa1908
  3. #aa6a08

Triadic

  1. #aa1908
  2. #08aa19
  3. #1908aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1908
  2. #99aa08
  3. #0899aa
  4. #1908aa

Square

  1. #aa1908
  2. #48aa08
  3. #0899aa
  4. #6a08aa

Monochromatic

  1. #180401
  2. #610e05
  3. #aa1908
  4. #f3240b
  5. #f76554

Shades

#aa1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1908
  2. #991707
  3. #881406
  4. #771206
  5. #660f05
  6. #550d04
  7. #440a03
  8. #330802
  9. #220502
  10. #110301
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1908
  2. #b33021
  3. #bb4739
  4. #c45e52
  5. #cc756b
  6. #d58c84
  7. #dda39c
  8. #e6bab5
  9. #eed1ce
  10. #f7e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1908
  2. #a62314
  3. #a22e20
  4. #9d382c
  5. #994238
  6. #954d44
  7. #915750
  8. #8d615c
  9. #886b68
  10. #847674
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804543 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4202 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b50013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1908 {
  color: #aa1908;
}
Background
.bg-aa1908 {
  background-color: #aa1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1908 {
  border: 2px solid #aa1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1908, #aa6a08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 0.58 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.93 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.08 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.04 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.82 #55e6f7 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa1908  rgb(170, 25, 8)  hsl(6, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#0899aa  rgb(8, 153, 170)  hsl(186, 91%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#08aa19  rgb(8, 170, 25)  hsl(126, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#1908aa  rgb(25, 8, 170)  hsl(246, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre