What color is #AA3333?

#AA3333 is a moderate red known as Raging Raisin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raging Raisin?

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

What is the complementary color of Raging Raisin?

The complementary color is #33AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA3333?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raging Raisin color: hex code #AA3333

#AA3333 rgb(170, 51, 51)

Shades of red

Raging Raisin has the hex code #AA3333. It is a moderate red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 70% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

Raging Raisin (#AA3333) color codes

HEX	`#AA3333`
RGB	`rgb(170, 51, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 20%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.84, 48.34, 28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.84, 55.91, 30.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.361, 11.155, 4.318)`
Decimal	`11154227`
Short hex	`#A33`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raging Raisin, 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 #AA3333	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA3333 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #AA3333 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa3333; }
.text { color: #aa3333; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa3333; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 51 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa3333, #aa6f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA3333 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA3333?: #AA3333 is a moderate red known as Raging Raisin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raging Raisin?: The RGB value is 170, 51, 51: 170 red, 51 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raging Raisin?: The complementary color is #33AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA3333?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.