#aa1b2b Color Information

#aa1b2b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aa1b2b. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 10.6% Green, and 16.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 84.1% Magenta, 74.7% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 353.3°, with saturation of 72.6% and lightness of 38.6%. The decimal value for #aa1b2b is 11148075, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aa1b2b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#aa1b2b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 27, 43 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 10.6%, 16.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.894, 0.831 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.841, 0.747, 0.333 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color353.3°, 72.6%, 38.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color353.3°, 84.1%, 66.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.405, 9.504, 3.203 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 27, 43 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11148075 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.938, 55.756, 29.535 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.938, 63.095, 27.911 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.938, 102.146, 17.328 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.829, 46.827, 15.421 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.578, 0.316, 9.504 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289338155 / 0xffaa1b2b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #aa1b2b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aa1b2b, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.6%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aa1b2b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150305 to #951826.

Tints of #aa1b2b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aa1b2b, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.6%, and its lightness is 38.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aa1b2b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b53846 to #f4e3e5.

Tones of #aa1b2b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aa1b2b, its pure hue is 353.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aa1b2b, which range from #636363 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c50016 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aa1b2b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aa1b2b! For #aa1b2b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aa1b2b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aa1b2b

This color, #aa1b2b, consists of 66.7% Red, 10.6% Green, and 16.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 27, Blue = 43. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aa1b2b is 0% Cyan, 84.1% Magenta, 74.7% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C0.0%
G10.6%
M84.1%
B16.9%
Y74.7%
K33.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 27 43
Octal 252 33 53
Hexa #aa #1b #2b
Binary 10101010 00011011 00101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 84 74 33
Octal 0 124 112 41
Hexa #00 #54 #4a #21
Binary 00000000 01010100 01001010 00100001

Analogous Colors of #aa1b2b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aa1b2b — which has hue 353.3° — its analogous colors are located at 23.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa1b2b.

Triadic Colors of #aa1b2b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aa1b2b — which has hue 353.3° — its triadic colors are located at 113.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa1b2b.

Complementary Color of #aa1b2b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aa1b2b — which has hue 353.3° — its complementary color is located at 173.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa1b2b.

Split Complementary Colors of #aa1b2b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aa1b2b — which has hue 353.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 143.3° and 353.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa1b2b.

Tetradic Colors of #aa1b2b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aa1b2b — which has hue 353.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 263.3°, 353.3°, 83.3°, and 173.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aa1b2b.

Monochromatic Colors of #aa1b2b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aa1b2b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4e141b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f0374c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aa1b2b

We want to make getting started with #aa1b2b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aa1b2b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aa1b2b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aa1b2b with other HTML elements.

#aa1b2b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aa1b2b.
<span style="color: #aa1b2b;">The color of this text is #aa1b2b.</span>

#aa1b2b Background Color

The background color for this text is #aa1b2b.
<div style="background-color: #aa1b2b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aa1b2b.</div>

#aa1b2b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aa1b2b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aa1b2b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aa1b2b.</span>

#aa1b2b Border Color

This is a div with border color #aa1b2b.
<div style="border: #aa1b2b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aa1b2b.</div>

#aa1b2b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa1b2b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa1b2b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa1b2b on a white background.</div></div>

#aa1b2b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aa1b2b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aa1b2b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aa1b2b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aa1b2b to White

This is a gradient from #aa1b2b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa1b2b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa1b2b to white.</div>

Gradient from #aa1b2b to Black

This is a gradient from #aa1b2b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aa1b2b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aa1b2b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aa1b2b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aa1b2b

In addition to using #aa1b2b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aa1b2b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aa1b2b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 27, Blue = 43). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aa1b2b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aa1b2b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 27, 43)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aa1b2b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aa1b2b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aa1b2b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 27, 43);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aa1b2b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:27, blue:43, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:27 blue:43 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 27f, 43f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 27, 43);
 

#aa1b2b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aa1b2b the same way. For those with color blindness, #aa1b2b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aa1b2b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aa1b2b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aa1b2b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aa1b2b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aa1b2b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text