What color is #AA1122?

#AA1122 is a dark, vivid red known as Ecstatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ecstatic Red?

The RGB value is 170, 17, 34: 170 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ecstatic Red?

The complementary color is #11AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA1122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ecstatic Red color: hex code #AA1122

#AA1122 rgb(170, 17, 34)

Shades of red

Ecstatic Red has the hex code #AA1122. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 6.7% green and 13.3% blue (170, 17, 34).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

Ecstatic Red (#AA1122) color codes

HEX	`#AA1122`
RGB	`rgb(170, 17, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 6.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, 57.48, 34.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 66.81, 30.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.069, 9.065, 2.364)`
Decimal	`11145506`
Short hex	`#A12`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ecstatic Red, 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 #AA1122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA1122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #AA1122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa1122; }
.text { color: #aa1122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa1122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 17 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa1122, #aa4c11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA1122 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA1122?: #AA1122 is a dark, vivid red known as Ecstatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ecstatic Red?: The RGB value is 170, 17, 34: 170 red, 17 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ecstatic Red?: The complementary color is #11AA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA1122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.