Information about #AA243B color

#AA243B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA243B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 36, 59) — 66.7% red, 14.1% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 79 / 65 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AA243B reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Slightly further away sit Glitterbug (#A92A37) and StitchCraft (#B02A3E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(170, 36, 59)), which gives #AA243B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AA243B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AA243B color variations

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

#AA243B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D43550

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#DF687B

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#EA9AA7

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#F4CDD3

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White

#FFFFFF

#AA243B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#871D2E

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#651523

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#430E17

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#22070C

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Black

#000000

#AA243B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A33346

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#9C4453

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#945761

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Grey

#808080

#AA243B 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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#A87824

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#A84324

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#A8246F

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#A824A4

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#7824A8

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#AA243B 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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#24A892
#24A892

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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
#AA243B
#AA243B

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#247CA8
#247CA8

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#24A850
#24A850

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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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#A8247C
#A8247C

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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
#AA243B
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#3AA824
#3AA824

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#243AA8
#243AA8

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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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#A89224
#A89224

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#24A892
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#243AA8
#243AA8

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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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#7CA824
#7CA824

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#24A892
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#5024A8
#5024A8

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Nearest named colors to #AA243B

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

#AA243B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA243B
  • RGB170, 36, 59
  • CMYK0, 79, 65, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 36, 59)
  • HSL350°, 65%, 40%
  • HSL Precise349.701°, 65.049%, 40.392%
  • HSV350°, 79%, 67%
  • HSB350°, 79%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.141, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.141, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.141, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA243B
  • DECIMAL ID11150395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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