Information about #AA172A color

#AA172A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA172A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 23, 42) — 66.7% red, 9% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 50 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA172A is a energetic, saturated earthy red that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Netherlands Red (#AE1C28). Nearby in the Register you will also find Falcons Red (#A71930) and Wine Red (#B11226).

The recipe behind #AA172A is rgb(170, 23, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #AA172A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA172A color variations

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

#AA172A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA172A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#881222

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#660D19

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Black

#000000

#AA172A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A52839

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#965059

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#8B666B

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Grey

#808080

#AA172A 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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#AA1765

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#AA172A 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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#17AB97
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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
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#1775AB
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#17AB4D
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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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#AB1775
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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
#AA172A
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#2BAB17
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#172BAB
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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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#AB9717
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#17AB97
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#172BAB
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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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#75AB17
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#17AB97
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#4D17AB
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Nearest named colors to #AA172A

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

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

#AA172A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#AA172A color image #AA172A color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA172A
  • RGB170, 23, 42
  • CMYK0, 58, 50, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 23, 42)
  • HSL352°, 76%, 38%
  • HSL Precise352.245°, 76.166%, 37.843%
  • HSV352°, 86%, 67%
  • HSB352°, 86%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.090, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.090, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.090, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAA172A
  • DECIMAL ID11147050
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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