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#AA111D

#aa111d ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa111d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 6.67% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 82.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 355.29°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.0904

Complementary

  1. #aa111d
  2. #11aa9e

Split complementary

  1. #aa111d
  2. #11aa51
  3. #116aaa

Analogous

  1. #aa116a
  2. #aa111d
  3. #aa5111

Triadic

  1. #aa111d
  2. #1daa11
  3. #111daa

Tetradic

  1. #aa111d
  2. #aa9e11
  3. #11aa9e
  4. #111daa

Square

  1. #aa111d
  2. #6aaa11
  3. #11aa9e
  4. #5111aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0305
  2. #640a11
  3. #aa111d
  4. #e91f2f
  5. #f0646f

Shades

#aa111d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa111d
  2. #990f1a
  3. #880e17
  4. #770c14
  5. #660a11
  6. #55090f
  7. #44070c
  8. #330509
  9. #220306
  10. #110203
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa111d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa111d
  2. #b32934
  3. #bb414a
  4. #c45861
  5. #cc7077
  6. #d5888e
  7. #dda0a5
  8. #e6b8bb
  9. #eecfd2
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa111d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa111d
  2. #a61c27
  3. #a22731
  4. #9d323b
  5. #993d45
  6. #95494f
  7. #915458
  8. #8d5f62
  9. #886a6c
  10. #847576
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804345 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48401b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6015 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b331c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #894c18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa111d {
  color: #aa111d;
}
Background
.bg-aa111d {
  background-color: #aa111d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa111d {
  border: 2px solid #aa111d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa111d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 17 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa111d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa111d, #aa5111);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa111d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 17 29 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.94 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.94 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.51 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.66 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.76 #55eee2 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#aa111d  rgb(170, 17, 29)  hsl(355, 82%, 37%)  Firebrick
#11aa9e  rgb(17, 170, 158)  hsl(175, 82%, 37%)  Persian Green
#1daa11  rgb(29, 170, 17)  hsl(115, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#111daa  rgb(17, 29, 170)  hsl(235, 82%, 37%)  Zaffre