All About Color #AA2242

#AA2242

About #AA2242

#AA2242 is a medium red color with the hex code #AA2242. In RGB it is red 170, green 34, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 67%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 80%, 61%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 6.96:1 on white and 3.02:1 on black.

#AA2242 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAA, 22, 42
CMYK0.00%, 80.00%, 61.18%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal170, 34, 66
HSL346°, 67%, 40%
RGB Octal252, 42, 102
HSV (HSB)345.88°, 80.00%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101010, 100010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB37.99, 55.11, 16.37
RGB Percent66.67%, 13.33%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH37.99, 57.49, 16.55
XYZ18.13, 10.08, 6.14
CIE-L*UV37.99, 93.02, 7.34
xyY0.53, 0.29, 10.08
Hunter-Lab31.75, 46.36, 10.75
RYB66.67%, 13.33%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AA2242 on a dark background: contrast 3.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#AA2242 on a light background: contrast 6.96:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AA2242, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AA2242 · #DC4C6E · #5E1324 · #22AA8A · #4CDCBA

Analogous palette

#8A22AA · #AA2286 · #AA2242 · #AA4622 · #AA8A22

Triadic palette

#AA2242 · #42AA22 · #2242AA · #DC4C6E · #6EDC4C

Tetradic palette

#AA2242 · #86AA22 · #22AA8A · #4622AA · #5E1324

Monochromatic palette

#2B0810 · #6A1529 · #AA2242 · #D93F63 · #E67F97

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