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#aa3a2e color: Sweet Brown

#aa3a2e is rgb(170, 58, 46) in RGB and oklch(50.738% 0.14918 29.352) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

50.7%
0.149
29°
  • 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 #aa3a2e

#aa3a2e is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 29°.

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: #aa3a2e mixed with white

  1. aa3a2e
  2. b55043
  3. bf6457
  4. c9776b
  5. d28a7f
  6. da9e94
  7. e3b1a9
  8. eac4be
  9. f2d8d3
  10. f9ebe9

Darker: #aa3a2e mixed with black

  1. aa3a2e
  2. 933127
  3. 7d281f
  4. 682018
  5. 531812
  6. 3f100b
  7. 2d0906
  8. 1b0402
  9. 0b0101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #aa3a2e with less saturation

  1. aa3a2e
  2. a44135
  3. 9e463b
  4. 984c41
  5. 925047
  6. 8b554c
  7. 845851
  8. 7d5c56
  9. 765f5b
  10. 6e6260

Questions about #aa3a2e

What color is #aa3a2e?

#aa3a2e is bright red. The closest named color is Sweet Brown. In RGB it is rgb(170, 58, 46), in HSL hsl(5.81, 57.41%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.738% 0.14918 29.352).

What colors go well with #aa3a2e?

The complementary color of #aa3a2e is #007586. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a53763 and #9e4c00. The triadic partners are #007b30 and #445cba.

Is white or black text more readable on #aa3a2e?

White text reads better on #aa3a2e: 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 #aa3a2e a warm or cool color?

#aa3a2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.149.