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#AA243F

#aa243f ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa243f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 14.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 62.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 347.91°, with 65.05% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #aa243f
  2. #24aa8f

Split complementary

  1. #aa243f
  2. #24aa4c
  3. #2482aa

Analogous

  1. #aa2482
  2. #aa243f
  3. #aa4c24

Triadic

  1. #aa243f
  2. #3faa24
  3. #243faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa243f
  2. #aa8f24
  3. #24aa8f
  4. #243faa

Square

  1. #aa243f
  2. #82aa24
  3. #24aa8f
  4. #4c24aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0910
  2. #6b1728
  3. #aa243f
  4. #d74361
  5. #e58296

Shades

#aa243f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa243f
  2. #992039
  3. #881d32
  4. #77192c
  5. #661626
  6. #551220
  7. #440e19
  8. #330b13
  9. #22070d
  10. #110406
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa243f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa243f
  2. #b33a52
  3. #bb5065
  4. #c46679
  5. #cc7c8c
  6. #d5929f
  7. #dda7b2
  8. #e6bdc5
  9. #eed3d9
  10. #f7e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa243f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa243f
  2. #a62d46
  3. #a2364c
  4. #9d4053
  5. #994959
  6. #955260
  7. #915b66
  8. #8d646d
  9. #886e73
  10. #84777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824a50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b483f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d643b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89513d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40836 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa243f {
  color: #aa243f;
}
Background
.bg-aa243f {
  background-color: #aa243f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa243f {
  border: 2px solid #aa243f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa243f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 36 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 65% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa243f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa243f, #aa4c24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa243f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 36 63 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.02 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.35 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.35 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.72 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 9.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.51 #55dbc0 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#aa243f  rgb(170, 36, 63)  hsl(348, 65%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#24aa8f  rgb(36, 170, 143)  hsl(168, 65%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#3faa24  rgb(63, 170, 36)  hsl(108, 65%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#243faa  rgb(36, 63, 170)  hsl(228, 65%, 40%)  Persian Blue