What color is #AA1111?

#AA1111 is a dark, vivid red known as Büchel Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Büchel Cherry?

The RGB value is 170, 17, 17: 170 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Büchel Cherry?

The complementary color is #11AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA1111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Büchel Cherry color: hex code #AA1111

#AA1111 rgb(170, 17, 17)

Shades of red

Büchel Cherry has the hex code #AA1111. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (170, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 90% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Büchel Cherry (#AA1111) color codes

HEX	`#AA1111`
RGB	`rgb(170, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 90%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 57.07, 43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 71.46, 37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.881, 8.99, 1.377)`
Decimal	`11145489`
Short hex	`#A11`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Büchel Cherry, 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 #AA1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #AA1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa1111; }
.text { color: #aa1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa1111, #aa5e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #AA1111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA1111?: #AA1111 is a dark, vivid red known as Büchel Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Büchel Cherry?: The RGB value is 170, 17, 17: 170 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Büchel Cherry?: The complementary color is #11AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA1111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.