What color is #AA2121?

#AA2121 is a moderate red known as Red Menace. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Menace?

The RGB value is 170, 33, 33: 170 red, 33 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Menace?

The complementary color is #21AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA2121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Menace color: hex code #AA2121

#AA2121 rgb(170, 33, 33)

Shades of red

Red Menace has the hex code #AA2121. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 12.9% green and 12.9% blue (170, 33, 33).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 81% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

Red Menace (#AA2121) color codes

HEX	`#AA2121`
RGB	`rgb(170, 33, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 12.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 81%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 53.79, 35.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 64.69, 33.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.398, 9.746, 2.404)`
Decimal	`11149601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Menace, 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 #AA2121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA2121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #AA2121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa2121; }
.text { color: #aa2121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 33 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa2121, #aa6621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AA2121 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA2121?: #AA2121 is a moderate red known as Red Menace. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Menace?: The RGB value is 170, 33, 33: 170 red, 33 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Menace?: The complementary color is #21AAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA2121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.