What color is #AA0011?

#AA0011 is a dark, vivid red known as Chorizo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chorizo?

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

What is the complementary color of Chorizo?

The complementary color is #00AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chorizo color: hex code #AA0011

#AA0011 rgb(170, 0, 17)

Shades of red

Chorizo has the hex code #AA0011. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (170, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 90% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

Chorizo (#AA0011) color codes

HEX	`#AA0011`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 90%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.18, 59.33, 42.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.18, 72.93, 35.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.681, 8.589, 1.31)`
Decimal	`11141137`
Short hex	`#A01`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chorizo, 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 #AA0011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #AA0011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0011; }
.text { color: #aa0011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0011, #aa4400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #AA0011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA0011?: #AA0011 is a dark, vivid red known as Chorizo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chorizo?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 17: 170 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chorizo?: The complementary color is #00AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.