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#AA191A

#aa191a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa191a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 359.59°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0932

Complementary

  1. #aa191a
  2. #19aaa9

Split complementary

  1. #aa191a
  2. #19aa61
  3. #1963aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1963
  2. #aa191a
  3. #aa6119

Triadic

  1. #aa191a
  2. #1aaa19
  3. #191aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa191a
  2. #aaa919
  3. #19aaa9
  4. #191aaa

Square

  1. #aa191a
  2. #63aa19
  3. #19aaa9
  4. #6119aa

Monochromatic

  1. #250506
  2. #670f10
  3. #aa191a
  4. #e02f30
  5. #ea7273

Shades

#aa191a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa191a
  2. #991717
  3. #881415
  4. #771212
  5. #660f10
  6. #550d0d
  7. #440a0a
  8. #330808
  9. #220505
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa191a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa191a
  2. #b33031
  3. #bb4748
  4. #c45e5f
  5. #cc7576
  6. #d58c8d
  7. #dda3a3
  8. #e6baba
  9. #eed1d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa191a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa191a
  2. #a62324
  3. #a22e2e
  4. #9d3839
  5. #994243
  6. #954d4d
  7. #915757
  8. #8d6161
  9. #886b6c
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804545 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4217 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6111 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3619 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4e15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa191a {
  color: #aa191a;
}
Background
.bg-aa191a {
  background-color: #aa191a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa191a {
  border: 2px solid #aa191a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa191a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 25 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa191a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa191a, #aa6119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa191a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 25 26 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.28 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.43 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.43 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.24 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.40 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.61 #55e6e5 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa191a  rgb(170, 25, 26)  hsl(360, 74%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#19aaa9  rgb(25, 170, 169)  hsl(180, 74%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#1aaa19  rgb(26, 170, 25)  hsl(120, 74%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#191aaa  rgb(25, 26, 170)  hsl(240, 74%, 38%)  Zaffre