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#AA183A Color

#AA183A is rgb(170, 24, 58) in RGB, hsl(346, 75%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 66%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA183A
HEX#AA183A
RGBrgb(170, 24, 58)
HSLhsl(346, 75%, 38%)
HSVhsv(346, 86%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 66%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.177 15.7)
LABlab(37.58% 57.35 21.52)
LCHlch(37.58% 61.25 20.57)

What #AA183A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AA183A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AA183A Channel Values

How #AA183A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 24 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 75% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 86% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 66% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.24:1 vs white · 2.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA183A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA183A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA183A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AA183A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #AA183A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AA183A
Protanopia#4E4E39
Protanomaly#7D3F39
Deuteranopia#686832
Deuteranomaly#875335
Tritanopia#A91E1E
Tritanomaly#AA1C2C
Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #AA183A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aa183a: #AA183A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA183A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa183a': '#AA183A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.094, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_aa183a">#AA183A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA183A"

More Red Colors

#AA183A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA183A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA183A?

#AA183A is a dark red — rgb(170, 24, 58) in RGB and hsl(346, 75%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #AA183A?

#AA183A is rgb(170, 24, 58) — red 170, green 24, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA183A?

#AA183A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 66%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA183A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA183A scores 7.24:1 against white and 2.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA183A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA183A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.46, which is visibly different.

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