All About Color #AA2222

#AA2222

About #AA2222

#AA2222 is a medium red color with the hex code #AA2222. In RGB it is red 170, green 34, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 67%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 80%, 80%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 7.09:1 on white and 2.96:1 on black.

#AA2222 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAA, 22, 22
CMYK0.00%, 80.00%, 80.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal170, 34, 34
HSL0°, 67%, 40%
RGB Octal252, 42, 42
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 80.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101010, 100010, 100010
CIE-L*AB37.49, 53.55, 35.48
RGB Percent66.67%, 13.33%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH37.49, 64.24, 33.53
XYZ17.44, 9.81, 2.49
CIE-L*UV37.49, 101.26, 21.84
xyY0.59, 0.33, 9.81
Hunter-Lab31.31, 44.61, 17.21
RYB66.67%, 13.33%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AA2222 on a dark background: contrast 2.96:1, fails WCAG AA.
#AA2222 on a light background: contrast 7.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AA2222, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AA2222 · #DC4C4C · #5E1313 · #22AAAA · #4CDCDC

Analogous palette

#AA22AA · #AA2266 · #AA2222 · #AA6622 · #AAAA22

Triadic palette

#AA2222 · #22AA22 · #2222AA · #DC4C4C · #4CDC4C

Tetradic palette

#AA2222 · #66AA22 · #22AAAA · #6622AA · #5E1313

Monochromatic palette

#2B0808 · #6A1515 · #AA2222 · #D93F3F · #E67F7F

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