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#AA383A

#aa383a ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa383a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 21.96% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.06% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 358.95°, with 50.44% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.1168

Complementary

  1. #aa383a
  2. #38aaa8

Split complementary

  1. #aa383a
  2. #38aa6f
  3. #3873aa

Analogous

  1. #aa3873
  2. #aa383a
  3. #aa6f38

Triadic

  1. #aa383a
  2. #3aaa38
  3. #383aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa383a
  2. #aaa838
  3. #38aaa8
  4. #383aaa

Square

  1. #aa383a
  2. #73aa38
  3. #38aaa8
  4. #6f38aa

Monochromatic

  1. #371213
  2. #702526
  3. #aa383a
  4. #cc6365
  5. #df9c9e

Shades

#aa383a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa383a
  2. #993234
  3. #882d2e
  4. #772729
  5. #662223
  6. #551c1d
  7. #441617
  8. #331111
  9. #220b0c
  10. #110606
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa383a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa383a
  2. #b34c4e
  3. #bb6061
  4. #c47475
  5. #cc8889
  6. #d59c9d
  7. #ddafb0
  8. #e6c3c4
  9. #eed7d8
  10. #f7ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa383a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa383a
  2. #a63f41
  3. #a24648
  4. #9d4e4f
  5. #995556
  6. #955c5d
  7. #916364
  8. #8d6a6b
  9. #887272
  10. #847979
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845353 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565139 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb1c3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804839 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b42a3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa383a {
  color: #aa383a;
}
Background
.bg-aa383a {
  background-color: #aa383a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa383a {
  border: 2px solid #aa383a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa383a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 56 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 50% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa383a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa383a, #aa6f38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa383a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 56 58 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.76 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.17 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.48 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.24 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.67 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.80 #55c7c5 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Brown
#aa383a  rgb(170, 56, 58)  hsl(359, 50%, 44%)  Brown
#38aaa8  rgb(56, 170, 168)  hsl(179, 50%, 44%)  Verdigris
#3aaa38  rgb(58, 170, 56)  hsl(119, 50%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#383aaa  rgb(56, 58, 170)  hsl(239, 50%, 44%)  Persian Blue