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#AA043B closest to Hot Lava

#AA043B is a dark, vivid red; the closest named color is Hot Lava. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 1.6% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(170, 4, 59)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 95% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 65% yellow and 33% black. #AA043B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.53:1.

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Variations of #AA043B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AA043B 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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#AA043B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA043B 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 #685F37
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #41403B
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C3C3A
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #685F37
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F4E37
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB0022
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B10031
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #72494F

#AA043B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.53:1 Very good#AA043B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#AA043B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#AA043B in CSS

/* Hot Lava */
.color { color: #AA043B; }
.background { background-color: #AA043B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA043B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 4 59);
color: hsl(340 95% 34%);
color: oklch(0.471 0.186 13.5);

#AA043B FAQ

What color is #AA043B?

#AA043B 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 #AA043B?

#AA043B is rgb(170, 4, 59) in RGB, hsl(340, 95%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 98%, 65%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA043B?

The complementary color of #AA043B is #04AA73, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA043B?

White text has the best contrast on #AA043B: 7.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA043B a warm or cool color?

#AA043B is a warm color.