#aa2e26

Color #aa2e26

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa2e26

RGB

rgb(170, 46, 38)

HSL

hsl(3.6, 63.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.6, 77.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 77.6%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(38.97, 49.69, 34.75)

LCH

lch(38.97, 60.64, 34.97)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.1618, 28.29)

HWB

hwb(3.6, 14.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#26a2aa

Analogous

#aa2660

#aa2e26

#aa7026

Triadic

#aa2e26

#26aa2e

#2e26aa

Split-complementary

#aa2e26

#26aa70

#2660aa

Tetradic

#aa2e26

#a2aa26

#26a2aa

#2e26aa

Square

#aa2e26

#60aa26

#26a2aa

#7026aa

Shades

Color #aa2e26 mixed toward black.

#8e2620

#711f19

#551713

#390f0d

#1c0806

Tints

Color #aa2e26 mixed toward white.

#d13b31

#da625a

#e38984

#edb1ad

#f6d8d6

Tones

Color #aa2e26 mixed toward gray.

#9f3831

#94413c

#894b47

#7e5552

#735e5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868528 · ΔE 44.1

Deuteranopia

#8c9229 · ΔE 48.7

Tritanopia

#a62a2a · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa2e26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa2e26]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#aa2e26 (#aa2e26) is rgb(170, 46, 38) in RGB.

No, #aa2e26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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