Palettes / Colors / #AA080F
#AA080F — Vivid Red
#AA080F 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 #AA080F 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.
#AA080F 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 #08AAA2; it also sits naturally between #AA0861 and #AA5108. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AA080F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 8, 15 |
| HSL | 357°, 91%, 35% |
| HSV | 357°, 95%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 95%, 91%, 33% |
| XYZ | 16.75, 8.75, 1.26 |
| Yxy | 8.75, 0.6259, 0.3271 |
| CIE-Lab | 35.51, 58.32, 43.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.59, 51.67, 17.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 3% · Blue 6%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 91% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AA080F
.text { color: #AA080F; }
.background { background-color: #AA080F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA080F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 8, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 91%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA080F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 8, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA080F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 8, 15, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AA080F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA080F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #08AAA2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.63:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.75:1 Fails |
Best text color on #AA080F: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA080F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AA080F: ·
How #AA080F 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 #AA080F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AA080F?
#AA080F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 170, 8, 15). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AA080F?
#AA080F is RGB 170, 8, 15 — HSL 357°, 91%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 91%, 33%.
What colors go with #AA080F?
Its complement is #08AAA2; analogous partners are #AA0861 and #AA5108. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AA080F for text?
White text on #AA080F has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.75:1.