What color is #AA0033?

#AA0033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Lava?

The RGB value is 170, 0, 51: 170 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Lava?

The complementary color is #00AA77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Lava color: hex code #AA0033

#AA0033 rgb(170, 0, 51)

Shades of red

Hot Lava has the hex code #AA0033. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 20% blue (170, 0, 51).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

Hot Lava (#AA0033) color codes

HEX	`#AA0033`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.57, 60.39, 22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.57, 64.57, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.177, 8.788, 3.923)`
Decimal	`11141171`
Short hex	`#A03`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Lava, 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 #AA0033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #AA0033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0033; }
.text { color: #aa0033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0033, #aa2200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #AA0033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA0033?: #AA0033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Lava?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 51: 170 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Lava?: The complementary color is #00AA77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.