Information about #AA2224 color

#AA2224 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AA2224 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(170, 34, 36) (66.7% red, 13.3% green, 14.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 53 / 53 / 33 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA2224 presents itself as a energetic, saturated red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rambutan Red (#A72127). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Upsdell Red (#AE2029) and Netherlands Red (#AE1C28).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 34, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AA2224 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AA2224 color variations

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

#AA2224 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AA2224

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA2224
  • RGB170, 34, 36
  • CMYK0, 53, 53, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 34, 36)
  • HSL359°, 67%, 40%
  • HSL Precise359.118°, 66.667%, 40%
  • HSV359°, 80%, 67%
  • HSB359°, 80%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.133, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.133, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.133, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA2224
  • DECIMAL ID11149860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01