Information about #AA372A color

#AA372A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA372A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 55, 42) — 66.7% red, 21.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 75 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AA372A is a vivid, lively warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sweet Brown (#A83731). Slightly further away sit Chinese Brown (#AB381F) and Kamikaze (#A43F30).

The recipe behind #AA372A is rgb(170, 55, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #AA372A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AA372A color variations

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

#AA372A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#DC7C71

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#F3D3D0

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White

#FFFFFF

#AA372A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#892D22

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#67211A

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Black

#000000

#AA372A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9D524A

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Grey

#808080

#AA372A 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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#AB2B51

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#9F2BAB

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#AA372A 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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#2B9FAB
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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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#2B5EAB
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#2BAB78
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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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#AB2B5E
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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
#AA372A
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#2BAB38
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#382BAB
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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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#9FAB2B
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#2B9FAB
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#382BAB
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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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#5EAB2B
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#2B9FAB
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#782BAB
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Nearest named colors to #AA372A

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

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

#AA372A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA372A
  • RGB170, 55, 42
  • CMYK0, 68, 75, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 55, 42)
  • HSL6°, 60%, 42%
  • HSL Precise6.094°, 60.377%, 41.569%
  • HSV6°, 75%, 67%
  • HSB6°, 75%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.216, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.216, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.216, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA372A
  • DECIMAL ID11155242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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