AA0033

#AA0033 Hot Lava

#AA0033 is a dark, vivid red named Hot Lava. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 0.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(170, 0, 51)). Its HSL value is 342° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 33% black. #AA0033 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.62:1.

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Variations of #AA0033

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#AA0033 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AA0033 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA0033 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #695F2E
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #423F33
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C3A31
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #695F2E
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #804D2F
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB001D
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B1002A
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #71494D

#AA0033 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.62:1 Very good#AA0033 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.76:1 Very poor#AA0033 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#AA0033 in CSS

/* Hot Lava */
.color { color: #AA0033; }
.background { background-color: #AA0033; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA0033; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 0 51);
color: hsl(342 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.468 0.187 16.5);

#AA0033 FAQ

What color is #AA0033?

#AA0033 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hot Lava. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AA0033?

#AA0033 is rgb(170, 0, 51) in RGB, hsl(342, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA0033?

The complementary color of #AA0033 is #00AA77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA0033?

White text has the best contrast on #AA0033: 7.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA0033 a warm or cool color?

#AA0033 is a warm color.