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#aa3a2d color: Sweet Brown

#aa3a2d is rgb(170, 58, 45) in RGB and oklch(50.724% 0.14937 29.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

50.7%
0.149
30°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #aa3a2d

#aa3a2d is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.26:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, 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: #aa3a2d mixed with white

  1. aa3a2d
  2. b55042
  3. bf6456
  4. c9776a
  5. d28b7f
  6. da9e93
  7. e3b1a8
  8. eac4bd
  9. f2d8d3
  10. f9ebe9

Darker: #aa3a2d mixed with black

  1. aa3a2d
  2. 933126
  3. 7d281f
  4. 682018
  5. 531811
  6. 3f100b
  7. 2d0906
  8. 1b0402
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa3a2d with less saturation

  1. aa3a2d
  2. a44134
  3. 9e463a
  4. 984c41
  5. 925046
  6. 8b554c
  7. 845851
  8. 7d5c56
  9. 765f5b
  10. 6e6260

Questions about #aa3a2d

What color is #aa3a2d?

#aa3a2d is bright red. The closest named color is Sweet Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 58, 45), in HSL hsl(6.24, 58.14%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.724% 0.14937 29.758).

What colors go well with #aa3a2d?

The complementary color of #aa3a2d is #007587. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a53762 and #9d4c00. The triadic partners are #007b31 and #455cba.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa3a2d?

White text reads better on #aa3a2d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aa3a2d a warm or cool color?

#aa3a2d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.149.