What color is #AA1100?

#AA1100 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Kid Icarus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA1100?

The RGB value is 170, 17, 0: 170 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA1100?

The complementary color is #0099AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA1100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA1100 color

#AA1100 rgb(170, 17, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA1100 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (170, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Kid Icarus (#A81000), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#AA1100 color codes

HEX	`#AA1100`
RGB	`rgb(170, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, 56.84, 49.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 75.57, 41.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.78, 8.95, 0.844)`
Decimal	`11145472`
Short hex	`#A10`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA1100, 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 #AA1100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA1100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #AA1100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa1100; }
.text { color: #aa1100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa1100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa1100, #aa6600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #AA1100?: #AA1100 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Kid Icarus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA1100?: The RGB value is 170, 17, 0: 170 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA1100?: The complementary color is #0099AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA1100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.