What color is #AA0E3B?

#AA0E3B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA0E3B?

The RGB value is 170, 14, 59: 170 red, 14 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA0E3B?

The complementary color is #0EAA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA0E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA0E3B color

#AA0E3B rgb(170, 14, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA0E3B is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 5.5% green and 23.1% blue (170, 14, 59).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 85% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 65% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rouge (#AB1239), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#AA0E3B color codes

HEX	`#AA0E3B`
RGB	`rgb(170, 14, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 5.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 85%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 92%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 65%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, 59.05, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 61.93, 17.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.526, 9.179, 4.986)`
Decimal	`11144763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA0E3B, 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 #AA0E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA0E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #AA0E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa0e3b; }
.text { color: #aa0e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa0e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 14 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa0e3b, #aa2f0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #AA0E3B?: #AA0E3B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA0E3B?: The RGB value is 170, 14, 59: 170 red, 14 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA0E3B?: The complementary color is #0EAA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA0E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.