Information about #AA2237 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AA2237 reads as a vivid, lively red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Glitterbug (#A92A37) and MIT Red (#A31F34).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 34, 55)), which gives #AA2237 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AA2237 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA2237 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AA2237 color variations
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#AA2237 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AA2237 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AA2237 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AA2237 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA2237 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AA2237 color
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Nearest named colors to #AA2237
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9203E
#A92A37
#A31F34
#B22234
#B32134
#B22833
#A3252F
#A71930
#B02A3E
#9F1D35
#9F263D
#AC1E44
#AA2237 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AA2237
- RGB170, 34, 55
- CMYK0, 53, 45, 33
- CSSrgb(170, 34, 55)
- HSL351°, 67%, 40%
- HSL Precise350.735°, 66.667%, 40%
- HSV351°, 80%, 67%
- HSB351°, 80%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.133, 0.216)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.133, 0.216, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.133, 0.216)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAA2237
- DECIMAL ID11149879
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
