What color is #AA2266?

#AA2266 is a moderate rose known as Plastic Lips. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plastic Lips?

The RGB value is 170, 34, 102: 170 red, 34 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plastic Lips?

The complementary color is #22AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA2266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plastic Lips color: hex code #AA2266

#AA2266 rgb(170, 34, 102)

Shades of red

Plastic Lips has the hex code #AA2266. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 13.3% green and 40% blue (170, 34, 102).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 40% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

Plastic Lips (#AA2266) color codes

HEX	`#AA2266`
RGB	`rgb(170, 34, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 13.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 40%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, 58.13, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 58.36, 354.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.549, 10.652, 13.594)`
Decimal	`11149926`
Short hex	`#A26`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plastic Lips, 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 #AA2266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA2266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #AA2266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa2266; }
.text { color: #aa2266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 34 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa2266, #aa2222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #AA2266 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA2266?: #AA2266 is a moderate rose known as Plastic Lips. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plastic Lips?: The RGB value is 170, 34, 102: 170 red, 34 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plastic Lips?: The complementary color is #22AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA2266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.