What color is #AA2222?

#AA2222 is a moderate red known as Blood Rush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Rush?

The RGB value is 170, 34, 34: 170 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Rush?

The complementary color is #22AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA2222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Rush color: hex code #AA2222

#AA2222 rgb(170, 34, 34)

Shades of red

Blood Rush has the hex code #AA2222. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 13.3% green and 13.3% blue (170, 34, 34).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

Blood Rush (#AA2222) color codes

HEX	`#AA2222`
RGB	`rgb(170, 34, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 13.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 53.54, 35.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 64.23, 33.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.44, 9.808, 2.488)`
Decimal	`11149858`
Short hex	`#A22`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Rush, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA2222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA2222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA2222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa2222; }
.text { color: #aa2222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 34 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa2222, #aa6622); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA2222 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA2222?: #AA2222 is a moderate red known as Blood Rush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Rush?: The RGB value is 170, 34, 34: 170 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Rush?: The complementary color is #22AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA2222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.