All About Color #AA2C36

#AA2C36

About #AA2C36

#AA2C36 is a medium red color with the hex code #AA2C36. In RGB it is red 170, green 44, blue 54; in HSL it is hue 355°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 74%, 68%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 6.72:1 on white and 3.12:1 on black.

#AA2C36 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAA, 2C, 36
CMYK0.00%, 74.12%, 68.24%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal170, 44, 54
HSL355°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal252, 54, 66
HSV (HSB)355.24°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary10101010, 101100, 110110
CIE-L*AB38.92, 51.16, 25.13
RGB Percent66.67%, 17.25%, 21.18%
CIE-L*CH38.92, 57.00, 26.16
XYZ18.14, 10.61, 4.58
CIE-L*UV38.92, 92.07, 15.96
xyY0.54, 0.32, 10.61
Hunter-Lab32.58, 42.40, 14.47
RYB66.67%, 17.25%, 21.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AA2C36 on a dark background: contrast 3.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#AA2C36 on a light background: contrast 6.72:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AA2C36, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AA2C36 · #D55D67 · #61191F · #2CAAA0 · #5DD5CB

Analogous palette

#A02CAA · #AA2C76 · #AA2C36 · #AA612C · #AAA02C

Triadic palette

#AA2C36 · #36AA2C · #2C36AA · #D55D67 · #67D55D

Tetradic palette

#AA2C36 · #76AA2C · #2CAAA0 · #612CAA · #61191F

Monochromatic palette

#310D10 · #6D1C23 · #AA2C36 · #D2515B · #E28D94

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