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#AA321E

#aa321e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa321e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 19.61% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 70% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #aa321e
  2. #1e96aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa321e
  2. #1eaa78
  3. #1e50aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1e50
  2. #aa321e
  3. #aa781e

Triadic

  1. #aa321e
  2. #1eaa32
  3. #321eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa321e
  2. #96aa1e
  3. #1e96aa
  4. #321eaa

Square

  1. #aa321e
  2. #50aa1e
  3. #1e96aa
  4. #781eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #280c07
  2. #691f13
  3. #aa321e
  4. #dc5039
  5. #e7897a

Shades

#aa321e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa321e
  2. #992d1b
  3. #882818
  4. #772315
  5. #661e12
  6. #55190f
  7. #44140c
  8. #330f09
  9. #220a06
  10. #110503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa321e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa321e
  2. #b34735
  3. #bb5b4b
  4. #c47062
  5. #cc8478
  6. #d5998f
  7. #ddada5
  8. #e6c2bc
  9. #eed6d2
  10. #f7ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa321e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa321e
  2. #a63a28
  3. #a24232
  4. #9d493b
  5. #995145
  6. #95594f
  7. #916159
  8. #8d6963
  9. #88706c
  10. #847876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #834f4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736718 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80431c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c561b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b51e29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa321e {
  color: #aa321e;
}
Background
.bg-aa321e {
  background-color: #aa321e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa321e {
  border: 2px solid #aa321e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa321e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 50 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa321e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa321e, #aa781e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa321e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 50 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.64 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.96 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.39 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.71 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.34 #55cde1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa321e  rgb(170, 50, 30)  hsl(9, 70%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#1e96aa  rgb(30, 150, 170)  hsl(189, 70%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#1eaa32  rgb(30, 170, 50)  hsl(129, 70%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#321eaa  rgb(50, 30, 170)  hsl(249, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre