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#AA191C

#aa191c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa191c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 83.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.76°, 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 2.07.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0933

Complementary

  1. #aa191c
  2. #19aaa7

Split complementary

  1. #aa191c
  2. #19aa5f
  3. #1965aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1965
  2. #aa191c
  3. #aa5f19

Triadic

  1. #aa191c
  2. #1caa19
  3. #191caa

Tetradic

  1. #aa191c
  2. #aaa719
  3. #19aaa7
  4. #191caa

Square

  1. #aa191c
  2. #65aa19
  3. #19aaa7
  4. #5f19aa

Monochromatic

  1. #250506
  2. #670f11
  3. #aa191c
  4. #e02f33
  5. #ea7274

Shades

#aa191c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa191c
  2. #991719
  3. #881416
  4. #771214
  5. #660f11
  6. #550d0e
  7. #440a0b
  8. #330808
  9. #220506
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa191c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa191c
  2. #b33033
  3. #bb4749
  4. #c45e60
  5. #cc7577
  6. #d58c8e
  7. #dda3a4
  8. #e6babb
  9. #eed1d2
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa191c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa191c
  2. #a62326
  3. #a22e30
  4. #9d383a
  5. #994244
  6. #954d4e
  7. #915758
  8. #8d6162
  9. #886b6c
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804546 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a421a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6114 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c361b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa191c {
  color: #aa191c;
}
Background
.bg-aa191c {
  background-color: #aa191c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa191c {
  border: 2px solid #aa191c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa191c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 25 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa191c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa191c, #aa5f19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa191c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 25 28 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.07 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.02 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.02 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.77 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.18 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.72 #55e6e3 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa191c  rgb(170, 25, 28)  hsl(359, 74%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#19aaa7  rgb(25, 170, 167)  hsl(179, 74%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#1caa19  rgb(28, 170, 25)  hsl(119, 74%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#191caa  rgb(25, 28, 170)  hsl(239, 74%, 38%)  Zaffre