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#aa3933 color: Sweet Brown

#aa3933 is rgb(170, 57, 51) in RGB and oklch(50.689% 0.1493 26.836) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

50.7%
0.149
27°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #aa3933

#aa3933 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sweet Brown (#a83731). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #aa3933 mixed with white

  1. aa3933
  2. b54f47
  3. bf635a
  4. c9776e
  5. d28a82
  6. db9d96
  7. e3b1aa
  8. ebc4bf
  9. f2d7d4
  10. f9ebe9

Darker: #aa3933 mixed with black

  1. aa3933
  2. 93302b
  3. 7d2823
  4. 681f1c
  5. 531714
  6. 3f100d
  7. 2d0907
  8. 1b0403
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa3933 with less saturation

  1. aa3933
  2. a44039
  3. 9e463f
  4. 984b44
  5. 925049
  6. 8b544e
  7. 845853
  8. 7d5c57
  9. 765f5c
  10. 6e6261

Questions about #aa3933

What color is #aa3933?

#aa3933 is bright red. The closest named color is Sweet Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 57, 51), in HSL hsl(3.03, 53.85%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.689% 0.1493 26.836).

What colors go well with #aa3933?

The complementary color of #aa3933 is #007584. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a33767 and #a04900. The triadic partners are #057a2a and #3e5eba.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa3933?

White text reads better on #aa3933: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa3933 a warm or cool color?

#aa3933 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.149.