Chinese Red (#AA381E)

The hex code for Chinese Red is #AA381E. It is rgb(170, 56, 30) in RGB, hsl(11, 70%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 82%, 33%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA381E

HEX#AA381E

RGBrgb(170, 56, 30)

HSLhsl(11, 70%, 39%)

HSVhsv(11, 82%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 82%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.154 34.2)

LABlab(40.99% 46.52 41.65)

LCHlch(40.99% 62.44 41.84)

Colors Closest to Chinese Red

Chinese Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 8.22 International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge)#C0362CΔE 9.57 Medium Carmine#AF4035ΔE 10.21 Spartan Crimson#9E1316ΔE 10.42 Fire Brick#B22222ΔE 10.43 Metallic Red#A62C2BΔE 10.72

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

#AA381E Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 56 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 11° · S 70% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 11° · S 82% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 82% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.38:1 vs white · 3.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Chinese Red 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 text6.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Chinese Red

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Chinese Red

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Chinese Red 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#AA381E

Protanopia#5A5A1C

Protanomaly#824E1D

Deuteranopia#6F6F0A

Deuteranomaly#8B5E14

Tritanopia#AB3535

Tritanomaly#AA362E

Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #AA381E in Code

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

CSS custom property--chinese-red: #AA381E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA381E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'chinese-red': '#AA381E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.220, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="chinese_red">#AA381E</color>

SVG fillfill="#AA381E"

More Red Colors

Chinese Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ab4b52 a83731 ab7373 a83434 ad6f69 a81c07 ae0c00 a62c2b ae2029 a57164 af4035 a55353 c21d00 cf1b07 e4717a f02400 fb607f ff2603 ff6e4a ffc7cf 1f0008 52000c 733635 954535

#AA381E Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Chinese Red?

The hex code for Chinese Red is #AA381E. That is rgb(170, 56, 30) in RGB, hsl(11, 70%, 39%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 82%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AA381E?

#AA381E is rgb(170, 56, 30) — red 170, green 56, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA381E?

#AA381E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 82%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA381E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA381E scores 6.38:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA381E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA381E 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 10.43, which is visibly different.

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