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#AA491A

#aa491a ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa491a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 28.63% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.06% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 19.58°, with 73.47% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #aa491a
  2. #1a7baa

Split complementary

  1. #aa491a
  2. #1aaa91
  3. #1a33aa

Analogous

  1. #aa1a33
  2. #aa491a
  3. #aa911a

Triadic

  1. #aa491a
  2. #1aaa49
  3. #491aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa491a
  2. #7baa1a
  3. #1a7baa
  4. #491aaa

Square

  1. #aa491a
  2. #33aa1a
  3. #1a7baa
  4. #911aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #251006
  2. #682d10
  3. #aa491a
  4. #df6a31
  5. #ea9a73

Shades

#aa491a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa491a
  2. #994217
  3. #883a15
  4. #773312
  5. #662c10
  6. #55250d
  7. #441d0a
  8. #331608
  9. #220f05
  10. #110703
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa491a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa491a
  2. #b35b31
  3. #bb6d48
  4. #c4805f
  5. #cc9276
  6. #d5a48d
  7. #ddb6a3
  8. #e6c8ba
  9. #eedbd1
  10. #f7ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa491a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa491a
  2. #a64f24
  3. #a2542e
  4. #9d5a39
  5. #995f43
  6. #95654d
  7. #916a57
  8. #8d7061
  9. #88756c
  10. #847b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875c52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655912 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3240 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53c34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa491a {
  color: #aa491a;
}
Background
.bg-aa491a {
  background-color: #aa491a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa491a {
  border: 2px solid #aa491a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa491a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 73 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 73% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa491a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa491a, #aa911a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa491a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 73 26 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.09 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 3.71 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.68 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.62 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.26 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 9.00 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.37 #55b6e5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Rust
#aa491a  rgb(170, 73, 26)  hsl(20, 73%, 38%)  Rust
#1a7baa  rgb(26, 123, 170)  hsl(200, 73%, 38%)  Cerulean
#1aaa49  rgb(26, 170, 73)  hsl(140, 73%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#491aaa  rgb(73, 26, 170)  hsl(260, 73%, 38%)  Zaffre