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#AA1C19

#aa1c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aa1c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.53% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 1.24°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.0945

Complementary

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #19a7aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #19aa65
  3. #195faa

Analogous

  1. #aa195f
  2. #aa1c19
  3. #aa6519

Triadic

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #19aa1c
  3. #1c19aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #a7aa19
  3. #19a7aa
  4. #1c19aa

Square

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #5faa19
  3. #19a7aa
  4. #6519aa

Monochromatic

  1. #250605
  2. #67110f
  3. #aa1c19
  4. #e0332f
  5. #ea7472

Shades

#aa1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #991917
  3. #881614
  4. #771412
  5. #66110f
  6. #550e0d
  7. #440b0a
  8. #330808
  9. #220605
  10. #110303
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #b33330
  3. #bb4947
  4. #c4605e
  5. #cc7775
  6. #d58e8c
  7. #dda4a3
  8. #e6bbba
  9. #eed2d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa1c19
  2. #a62623
  3. #a2302e
  4. #9d3a38
  5. #994442
  6. #954e4d
  7. #915857
  8. #8d6261
  9. #886c6b
  10. #847676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804646 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4316 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6210 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3717 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a4e14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa1c19 {
  color: #aa1c19;
}
Background
.bg-aa1c19 {
  background-color: #aa1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #aa1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa1c19, #aa6519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.36 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.75 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.75 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.58 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.74 #55e3e6 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#aa1c19  rgb(170, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 74%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#19a7aa  rgb(25, 167, 170)  hsl(181, 74%, 38%)  Verdigris
#19aa1c  rgb(25, 170, 28)  hsl(121, 74%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#1c19aa  rgb(28, 25, 170)  hsl(241, 74%, 38%)  Zaffre