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#AA2012

#aa2012 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa2012 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 12.55% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.18% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 5.53°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0962

Complementary

  1. #aa2012
  2. #129caa

Split complementary

  1. #aa2012
  2. #12aa6c
  3. #1250aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1250
  2. #aa2012
  3. #aa6c12

Triadic

  1. #aa2012
  2. #12aa20
  3. #2012aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2012
  2. #9caa12
  3. #129caa
  4. #2012aa

Square

  1. #aa2012
  2. #50aa12
  3. #129caa
  4. #6c12aa

Monochromatic

  1. #200603
  2. #65130b
  3. #aa2012
  4. #e73321
  5. #ef7366

Shades

#aa2012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2012
  2. #991d10
  3. #881a0e
  4. #77160d
  5. #66130b
  6. #551009
  7. #440d07
  8. #330a05
  9. #220604
  10. #110302
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2012
  2. #b3362a
  3. #bb4d41
  4. #c46359
  5. #cc7971
  6. #d59089
  7. #dda6a0
  8. #e6bcb8
  9. #eed2d0
  10. #f7e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2012
  2. #a62a1d
  3. #a23328
  4. #9d3d33
  5. #99463e
  6. #955049
  7. #915a54
  8. #8d635f
  9. #886d6a
  10. #847675
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814745 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d440d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6206 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d390f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a500b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2012 {
  color: #aa2012;
}
Background
.bg-aa2012 {
  background-color: #aa2012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2012 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 32 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2012, #aa6c12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 32 18 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.71 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.81 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.82 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.53 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.53 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.53 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.26 #55dfed Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#aa2012  rgb(170, 32, 18)  hsl(6, 81%, 37%)  Rufous
#129caa  rgb(18, 156, 170)  hsl(186, 81%, 37%)  Cadet Blue
#12aa20  rgb(18, 170, 32)  hsl(126, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#2012aa  rgb(32, 18, 170)  hsl(246, 81%, 37%)  Zaffre