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#AA4441 Color

#AA4441 is rgb(170, 68, 65) in RGB, hsl(2, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 62%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AA4441
HEX#AA4441
RGBrgb(170, 68, 65)
HSLhsl(2, 45%, 46%)
HSVhsv(2, 62%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 62%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.135 24.6)
LABlab(43.37% 42.56 24.36)
LCHlch(43.37% 49.03 29.79)

What #AA4441 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 #AA4441, 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.

#AA4441 Channel Values

How #AA4441 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 68 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 45% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 62% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 62% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AA4441 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AA4441

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AA4441; 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 #AA4441

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AA4441.

How #AA4441 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#AA4441
Protanopia#606040
Protanomaly#845640
Deuteranopia#73733B
Deuteranomaly#8C633D
Tritanopia#AA4444
Tritanomaly#AA4443
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #AA4441 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aa4441: #AA4441;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AA4441;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aa4441': '#AA4441' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.267, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_aa4441">#AA4441</color>
SVG fillfill="#AA4441"

More Red Colors

#AA4441 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AA4441 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AA4441?

#AA4441 is a mid-tone red — rgb(170, 68, 65) in RGB and hsl(2, 45%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #AA4441?

#AA4441 is rgb(170, 68, 65) — red 170, green 68, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AA4441?

#AA4441 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 62%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AA4441 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AA4441 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AA4441 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AA4441 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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