#aa2b11

Color #aa2b11

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aa2b11

RGB

rgb(170, 43, 17)

HSL

hsl(10.2, 81.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.2, 90%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 90%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(38.41, 50.18, 44.84)

LCH

lch(38.41, 67.3, 41.78)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.1673, 33.03)

HWB

hwb(10.2, 6.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1190aa

Analogous

#aa1144

#aa2b11

#aa7811

Triadic

#aa2b11

#11aa2b

#2b11aa

Split-complementary

#aa2b11

#11aa78

#1144aa

Tetradic

#aa2b11

#90aa11

#1190aa

#2b11aa

Square

#aa2b11

#44aa11

#1190aa

#7811aa

Shades

Color #aa2b11 mixed toward black.

#8e240e

#711d0b

#551609

#390e06

#1c0703

Tints

Color #aa2b11 mixed toward white.

#db3716

#eb593b

#f0836c

#f5ac9d

#fad6ce

Tones

Color #aa2b11 mixed toward gray.

#9d331e

#913c2b

#844437

#774d44

#6a5551

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86851a · ΔE 43

Deuteranopia

#8c921b · ΔE 47.6

Tritanopia

#a61f20 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa2b11;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa2b11]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#aa2b11 (#aa2b11) is rgb(170, 43, 17) in RGB.

No, #aa2b11 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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