#aa2233

Color #aa2233

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aa2233

RGB

rgb(170, 34, 51)

HSL

hsl(352.5, 66.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.5, 80%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80%, 70%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(37.72, 54.24, 25.51)

LCH

lch(37.72, 59.94, 25.19)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.1705, 20.35)

HWB

hwb(352.5, 13.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22aa99

Analogous

#aa2277

#aa2233

#aa5522

Triadic

#aa2233

#33aa22

#2233aa

Split-complementary

#aa2233

#22aa55

#2277aa

Tetradic

#aa2233

#aa9922

#22aa99

#2233aa

Square

#aa2233

#77aa22

#22aa99

#5522aa

Shades

Color #aa2233 mixed toward black.

#8e1c2a

#711722

#551119

#390b11

#1c0608

Tints

Color #aa2233 mixed toward white.

#d52a40

#dd5566

#e67f8c

#eeaab2

#f7d4d9

Tones

Color #aa2233 mixed toward gray.

#9f2d3b

#933944

#88444c

#7d4f55

#715b5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85842f · ΔE 47.8

Deuteranopia

#8b922f · ΔE 53.2

Tritanopia

#a62c2c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa2233;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa2233]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#aa2233 (#aa2233) is rgb(170, 34, 51) in RGB.

No, #aa2233 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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