Information about #AA0311 color

#AA0311 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA0311 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 3, 17) — 66.7% red, 1.2% green, 6.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 60 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AA0311 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Strong Amaranth (#A80015). Slightly further away sit Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D) and Poppy (#AC0019).

The recipe behind #AA0311 is rgb(170, 3, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA0311: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA0311 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AA0311 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#ED0317

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#FB3848

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#FC7A85

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#FDBCC2

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White

#FFFFFF

#AA0311 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#88020D

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#660109

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#440106

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#220003

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Black

#000000

#AA0311 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A81521

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#A22B35

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#9A444B

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#8E6064

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Grey

#808080

#AA0311 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AA7B02

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#AA3702

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#AA0253

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#AA0297

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#7B02AA

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#AA0311 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#03AB9D
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#AA0311
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#0365AB
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#03AB49
#03AB49

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#AB0365
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#AA0311
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#11AB03
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#0311AB
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#AB9D03
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#03AB9D
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#0311AB
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#65AB03
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#03AB9D
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#4903AB
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Nearest named colors to #AA0311

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

University Of Pennsylvania Red color link
University Of Pennsylvania Red

#A50021

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

#AA0311 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA0311
  • RGB170, 3, 17
  • CMYK0, 65, 60, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 3, 17)
  • HSL355°, 97%, 34%
  • HSL Precise354.97°, 96.532%, 33.922%
  • HSV355°, 98%, 67%
  • HSB355°, 98%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.012, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.012, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.012, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA0311
  • DECIMAL ID11141905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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