What color is #AA0C30?

#AA0C30 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA0C30?

The RGB value is 170, 12, 48: 170 red, 12 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA0C30?

The complementary color is #0CAA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA0C30 color

#AA0C30 rgb(170, 12, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA0C30 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 4.7% green and 18.8% blue (170, 12, 48).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 72% 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 7.49:1).

#AA0C30 color codes

HEX	`#AA0C30`
RGB	`rgb(170, 12, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 4.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 87%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 93%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 72%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.03, 58.78, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.03, 64.01, 23.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.245, 9.025, 3.63)`
Decimal	`11144240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA0C30, 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 #AA0C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #AA0C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0c30; }
.text { color: #aa0c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 12 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0c30, #aa370c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #AA0C30?: #AA0C30 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hot Lava. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA0C30?: The RGB value is 170, 12, 48: 170 red, 12 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA0C30?: The complementary color is #0CAA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.