What color is #AA2700?

#AA2700 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rusty Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA2700?

The RGB value is 170, 39, 0: 170 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA2700?

The complementary color is #0083AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA2700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA2700 color

#AA2700 rgb(170, 39, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #AA2700 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 15.3% green and 0% blue (170, 39, 0).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rusty Red (#AF2F0D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#AA2700 color codes

HEX	`#AA2700`
RGB	`rgb(170, 39, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 15.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 51.31, 50.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 72.12, 44.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.305, 10, 1.019)`
Decimal	`11151104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA2700, 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 #AA2700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#AA2700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #AA2700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa2700; }
.text { color: #aa2700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa2700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 39 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa2700, #aa7c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

Questions

What color is #AA2700?: #AA2700 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rusty Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA2700?: The RGB value is 170, 39, 0: 170 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA2700?: The complementary color is #0083AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA2700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.