What color is #AA002E?

#AA002E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA002E?

The RGB value is 170, 0, 46: 170 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA002E?

The complementary color is #00AA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA002E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA002E color

#AA002E rgb(170, 0, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA002E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0% green and 18% blue (170, 0, 46).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hot Lava (#AA0033), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#AA002E color codes

HEX	`#AA002E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 0, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 0%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, 60.17, 25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 65.53, 23.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.073, 8.746, 3.373)`
Decimal	`11141166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA002E, 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 #AA002E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA002E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #AA002E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa002e; }
.text { color: #aa002e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa002e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 0 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa002e, #aa2700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #AA002E?: #AA002E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA002E?: The RGB value is 170, 0, 46: 170 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA002E?: The complementary color is #00AA7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA002E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.