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#AA080B Velvet Volcano

#AA080B is a dark, vivid red named Velvet Volcano. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 3.1% green and 4.3% blue (rgb(170, 8, 11)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 91% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 94% yellow and 33% black. #AA080B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.64:1.

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Variations of #AA080B

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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#AA080B 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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#AA080B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AA080B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C5F00
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #473E06
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E3A01
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C5F00
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #814D00
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC000F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2000C
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #714949

#AA080B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.64:1 Very good#AA080B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#AA080B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#AA080B in CSS

/* Velvet Volcano */
.color { color: #AA080B; }
.background { background-color: #AA080B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AA080B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 8 11);
color: hsl(359 91% 35%);
color: oklch(0.466 0.187 28.4);

#AA080B FAQ

What color is #AA080B?

#AA080B is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Velvet Volcano. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AA080B?

#AA080B is rgb(170, 8, 11) in RGB, hsl(359, 91%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 95%, 94%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AA080B?

The complementary color of #AA080B is #08AAA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AA080B?

White text has the best contrast on #AA080B: 7.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AA080B a warm or cool color?

#AA080B is a warm color.