What color is #AA251B?

#AA251B is a moderate red known as Tomato Sunrise. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tomato Sunrise?

The RGB value is 170, 37, 27: 170 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tomato Sunrise?

The complementary color is #1BA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA251B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tomato Sunrise color: hex code #AA251B

#AA251B rgb(170, 37, 27)

Shades of red

Tomato Sunrise has the hex code #AA251B. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 14.5% green and 10.6% blue (170, 37, 27).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 73% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 84% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

Tomato Sunrise (#AA251B) color codes

HEX	`#AA251B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 37, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 14.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 73%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 84%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 84%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 52.42, 39.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 65.67, 37.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.439, 9.951, 2.039)`
Decimal	`11150619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tomato Sunrise, 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 #AA251B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA251B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #AA251B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa251b; }
.text { color: #aa251b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa251b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 37 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa251b, #aa6d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #AA251B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA251B?: #AA251B is a moderate red known as Tomato Sunrise. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tomato Sunrise?: The RGB value is 170, 37, 27: 170 red, 37 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tomato Sunrise?: The complementary color is #1BA0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA251B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.