Information about #AA2736 color

#AA2736 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AA2736 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(170, 39, 54) — 66.7% red, 15.3% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 51 / 45 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AA2736 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Glitterbug (#A92A37). Slightly further away sit Hot Spot (#B22833) and Old Glory Red (#B22234).

In RGB terms — rgb(170, 39, 54) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AA2736: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #AA2736 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AA2736 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AA2736 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AA2736

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AA2736
  • RGB170, 39, 54
  • CMYK0, 51, 45, 33
  • CSSrgb(170, 39, 54)
  • HSL353°, 63%, 41%
  • HSL Precise353.13°, 62.679%, 40.98%
  • HSV353°, 77%, 67%
  • HSB353°, 77%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.153, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.153, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.153, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAA2736
  • DECIMAL ID11151158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01