Palettes / Colors / #AA032C

#AA032C — Vivid Red

#AA032C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AA032C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AA032C is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #03AB81; it also sits naturally between #AB0381 and #AB2D03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 1% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 74% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AA032C

.text { color: #AA032C; }
.background { background-color: #AA032C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA032C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 3, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA032C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 3, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA032C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 3, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA032C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA032C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA032C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03AB81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA032C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA032C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AA032C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AA032C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AA032B  ·  #AA032D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA032C?

#AA032C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 170, 3, 44). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA032C?

#AA032C is RGB 170, 3, 44 — HSL 345°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 74%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA032C?

Its complement is #03AB81; analogous partners are #AB0381 and #AB2D03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA032C for text?

White text on #AA032C has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.