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#AA2F33

#aa2f33 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa2f33 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 18.43% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.35% magenta, 70% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.05°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #2faaa6

Split complementary

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #2faa69
  3. #2f70aa

Analogous

  1. #aa2f70
  2. #aa2f33
  3. #aa692f

Triadic

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #33aa2f
  3. #2f33aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #aaa62f
  3. #2faaa6
  4. #2f33aa

Square

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #70aa2f
  3. #2faaa6
  4. #692faa

Monochromatic

  1. #320e0f
  2. #6e1e21
  3. #aa2f33
  4. #d05559
  5. #e19194

Shades

#aa2f33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #992a2e
  3. #882629
  4. #772124
  5. #661c1f
  6. #55181a
  7. #441314
  8. #330e0f
  9. #22090a
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa2f33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #b34447
  3. #bb595c
  4. #c46d70
  5. #cc8285
  6. #d59799
  7. #ddacad
  8. #e6c1c2
  9. #eed5d6
  10. #f7eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa2f33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa2f33
  2. #a6373b
  3. #a23f42
  4. #9d474a
  5. #994f52
  6. #95585a
  7. #916061
  8. #8d6869
  9. #887071
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834e4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524c32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4232 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b41b32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa2f33 {
  color: #aa2f33;
}
Background
.bg-aa2f33 {
  background-color: #aa2f33;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa2f33 {
  border: 2px solid #aa2f33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa2f33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 47 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa2f33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa2f33, #aa692f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa2f33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 47 51 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.28 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.28 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.24 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.15 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.55 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.60 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.11 #55d0cc Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#aa2f33  rgb(170, 47, 51)  hsl(358, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#2faaa6  rgb(47, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 57%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#33aa2f  rgb(51, 170, 47)  hsl(118, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2f33aa  rgb(47, 51, 170)  hsl(238, 57%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue