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#AA080F

#aa080f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa080f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 3.14% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 357.41°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #aa080f
  2. #08aaa3

Split complementary

  1. #aa080f
  2. #08aa52
  3. #0860aa

Analogous

  1. #aa0860
  2. #aa080f
  3. #aa5208

Triadic

  1. #aa080f
  2. #0faa08
  3. #080faa

Tetradic

  1. #aa080f
  2. #aaa308
  3. #08aaa3
  4. #080faa

Square

  1. #aa080f
  2. #60aa08
  3. #08aaa3
  4. #5208aa

Monochromatic

  1. #180102
  2. #610509
  3. #aa080f
  4. #f30b15
  5. #f7545b

Shades

#aa080f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa080f
  2. #99070e
  3. #88060c
  4. #77060b
  5. #660509
  6. #550408
  7. #440306
  8. #330205
  9. #220203
  10. #110102
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa080f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa080f
  2. #b32127
  3. #bb393f
  4. #c45257
  5. #cc6b6f
  6. #d58487
  7. #dd9c9f
  8. #e6b5b7
  9. #eececf
  10. #f7e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa080f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa080f
  2. #a6141a
  3. #a22026
  4. #9d2c31
  5. #99383c
  6. #954448
  7. #915053
  8. #8d5c5e
  9. #886869
  10. #847475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4142 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473e0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b300d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894b06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa080f {
  color: #aa080f;
}
Background
.bg-aa080f {
  background-color: #aa080f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa080f {
  border: 2px solid #aa080f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa080f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 8 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa080f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa080f, #aa5208);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa080f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 8 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.85 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.10 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.84 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.26 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.26 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.71 #55f7f0 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa080f  rgb(170, 8, 15)  hsl(357, 91%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#08aaa3  rgb(8, 170, 163)  hsl(177, 91%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#0faa08  rgb(15, 170, 8)  hsl(117, 91%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#080faa  rgb(8, 15, 170)  hsl(237, 91%, 35%)  Zaffre