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#AA342F

#aa342f ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa342f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 20.39% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 72.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 2.44°, 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #aa342f
  2. #2fa5aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa342f
  2. #2faa72
  3. #2f68aa

Analogous

  1. #aa2f68
  2. #aa342f
  3. #aa722f

Triadic

  1. #aa342f
  2. #2faa34
  3. #342faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa342f
  2. #a5aa2f
  3. #2fa5aa
  4. #342faa

Square

  1. #aa342f
  2. #68aa2f
  3. #2fa5aa
  4. #722faa

Monochromatic

  1. #320f0e
  2. #6e221e
  3. #aa342f
  4. #d05a55
  5. #e19591

Shades

#aa342f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa342f
  2. #992f2a
  3. #882a26
  4. #772421
  5. #661f1c
  6. #551a18
  7. #441513
  8. #33100e
  9. #220a09
  10. #110505
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa342f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa342f
  2. #b34844
  3. #bb5d59
  4. #c4716d
  5. #cc8582
  6. #d59a97
  7. #ddaeac
  8. #e6c2c1
  9. #eed6d5
  10. #f7ebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa342f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa342f
  2. #a63c37
  3. #a2433f
  4. #9d4b47
  5. #99524f
  6. #955a58
  7. #916260
  8. #8d6968
  9. #887170
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83504f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73682b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0f34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80452e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c572d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b42332 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa342f {
  color: #aa342f;
}
Background
.bg-aa342f {
  background-color: #aa342f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa342f {
  border: 2px solid #aa342f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa342f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 52 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa342f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa342f, #aa722f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa342f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 52 47 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.22 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.03 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.22 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.59 #55cbd0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Brown
#aa342f  rgb(170, 52, 47)  hsl(2, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#2fa5aa  rgb(47, 165, 170)  hsl(182, 57%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#2faa34  rgb(47, 170, 52)  hsl(122, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#342faa  rgb(52, 47, 170)  hsl(242, 57%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue