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#AA2D30

#aa2d30 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa2d30 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 17.65% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 71.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.56°, with 58.14% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.1064

Complementary

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #2daaa7

Split complementary

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #2daa69
  3. #2d6faa

Analogous

  1. #aa2d6f
  2. #aa2d30
  3. #aa692d

Triadic

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #30aa2d
  3. #2d30aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #aaa72d
  3. #2daaa7
  4. #2d30aa

Square

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #6faa2d
  3. #2daaa7
  4. #692daa

Monochromatic

  1. #310d0e
  2. #6e1d1f
  3. #aa2d30
  4. #d15255
  5. #e18f91

Shades

#aa2d30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #99292b
  3. #882426
  4. #772022
  5. #661b1d
  6. #551718
  7. #441213
  8. #330e0e
  9. #22090a
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2d30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #b34245
  3. #bb5759
  4. #c46c6e
  5. #cc8183
  6. #d59698
  7. #ddabac
  8. #e6c0c1
  9. #eed5d6
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2d30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2d30
  2. #a63538
  3. #a23e40
  4. #9d4648
  5. #994e50
  6. #955758
  7. #915f60
  8. #8d6768
  9. #886f70
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #824d4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514b2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70662c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f412f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b542e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b41830 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2d30 {
  color: #aa2d30;
}
Background
.bg-aa2d30 {
  background-color: #aa2d30;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2d30 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2d30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2d30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 45 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2d30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2d30, #aa692d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2d30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 45 48 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.65 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.48 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.93 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.97 #55d2cf Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#aa2d30  rgb(170, 45, 48)  hsl(359, 58%, 42%)  Brown
#2daaa7  rgb(45, 170, 167)  hsl(179, 58%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#30aa2d  rgb(48, 170, 45)  hsl(119, 58%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2d30aa  rgb(45, 48, 170)  hsl(239, 58%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue