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#AA445A

#aa445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 347.06°, with 42.86% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 7.78.

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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #aa445a
  2. #44aa94

Split complementary

  1. #aa445a
  2. #44aa61
  3. #448daa

Analogous

  1. #aa448d
  2. #aa445a
  3. #aa6144

Triadic

  1. #aa445a
  2. #5aaa44
  3. #445aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa445a
  2. #aa9444
  3. #44aa94
  4. #445aaa

Square

  1. #aa445a
  2. #8daa44
  3. #44aa94
  4. #6144aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1820
  2. #732e3d
  3. #aa445a
  4. #c77385
  5. #ddaab5

Shades

#aa445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa445a
  2. #993d51
  3. #883648
  4. #77303f
  5. #662936
  6. #55222d
  7. #441b24
  8. #33141b
  9. #220e12
  10. #110709
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa445a
  2. #b3576b
  3. #bb697b
  4. #c47c8c
  5. #cc8f9c
  6. #d5a2ad
  7. #ddb4bd
  8. #e6c7ce
  9. #eedade
  10. #f7ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa445a
  2. #a64a5e
  3. #a25062
  4. #9d5665
  5. #995c69
  6. #95626d
  7. #916871
  8. #8d6e75
  9. #887478
  10. #847a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5a5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746e58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8364c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82525a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b33c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa445a {
  color: #aa445a;
}
Background
.bg-aa445a {
  background-color: #aa445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa445a {
  border: 2px solid #aa445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 43% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa445a, #aa6144);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.78 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.82 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.18 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.47 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.56 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.57 #55bba5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#aa445a  rgb(170, 68, 90)  hsl(347, 43%, 47%)  Brick Red
#44aa94  rgb(68, 170, 148)  hsl(167, 43%, 47%)  Persian Green
#5aaa44  rgb(90, 170, 68)  hsl(107, 43%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#445aaa  rgb(68, 90, 170)  hsl(227, 43%, 47%)  Sapphire