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#AA2016

#aa2016 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa2016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.18% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 4.05°, with 77.08% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0964

Complementary

  1. #aa2016
  2. #16a0aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa2016
  2. #16aa6a
  3. #1656aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1656
  2. #aa2016
  3. #aa6a16

Triadic

  1. #aa2016
  2. #16aa20
  3. #2016aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2016
  2. #a0aa16
  3. #16a0aa
  4. #2016aa

Square

  1. #aa2016
  2. #56aa16
  3. #16a0aa
  4. #6a16aa

Monochromatic

  1. #230704
  2. #66130d
  3. #aa2016
  4. #e33629
  5. #ec766d

Shades

#aa2016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2016
  2. #991d14
  3. #881a12
  4. #77160f
  5. #66130d
  6. #55100b
  7. #440d09
  8. #330a07
  9. #220604
  10. #110302
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2016
  2. #b3362d
  3. #bb4d45
  4. #c4635c
  5. #cc7973
  6. #d5908b
  7. #dda6a2
  8. #e6bcb9
  9. #eed2d0
  10. #f7e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2016
  2. #a62a21
  3. #a2332b
  4. #9d3d36
  5. #994640
  6. #95504b
  7. #915a56
  8. #8d6360
  9. #886d6b
  10. #847675
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814746 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4412 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f620c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3914 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5011 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2016 {
  color: #aa2016;
}
Background
.bg-aa2016 {
  background-color: #aa2016;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2016 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 32 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2016, #aa6a16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 32 22 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.14 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.57 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.03 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.68 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.68 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.41 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.08 #55dfe9 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa2016  rgb(170, 32, 22)  hsl(4, 77%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#16a0aa  rgb(22, 160, 170)  hsl(184, 77%, 38%)  Cadet Blue
#16aa20  rgb(22, 170, 32)  hsl(124, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#2016aa  rgb(32, 22, 170)  hsl(244, 77%, 38%)  Zaffre