Information about #AA442A color

#AA442A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA442A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 68, 42) — 66.7% red, 26.7% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 60 / 75 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively warm red, #AA442A 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 almost identical to Kamikaze (#A43F30). Slightly further away sit Birch Brown (#B14A30) and Medium Carmine (#AF4035).

The recipe behind #AA442A is rgb(170, 68, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #AA442A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AA442A color variations

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

#AA442A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AA442A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#67291A

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Black

#000000

#AA442A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AA442A 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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#AA442A 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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#2B92AB
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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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#2B51AB
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#2BAB85
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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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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
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#2BAB45
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#452BAB
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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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#92AB2B
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#452BAB
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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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#51AB2B
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#2B92AB
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#852BAB
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Nearest named colors to #AA442A

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

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

#AA442A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA442A
  • RGB170, 68, 42
  • CMYK0, 60, 75, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 68, 42)
  • HSL12°, 60%, 42%
  • HSL Precise12.188°, 60.377%, 41.569%
  • HSV12°, 75%, 67%
  • HSB12°, 75%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.267, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.267, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.267, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA442A
  • DECIMAL ID11158570
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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