HEX atlas value

#AA0603

#AA0603 is a warm red HEX color close to Cranberry. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 6, 3, HSL 1, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.0868, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#AA0603 Sample readable text

HEX #AA0603

RGB rgb(170, 6, 3)

HSL hsl(1 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 96, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.0868

Contrast Black 2.74:1White 7.68:1

CSS

--color-aa0603: #AA0603;
.background-aa0603 { background-color: #AA0603; }
.text-aa0603 { color: #AA0603; }

Luminance0.0868

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.68:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AA0603","rgb":[170,6,3],"hsl":[1,97,34],"cmyk":[0,96,98,33],"luminance":0.0868,"contrast":{"black":2.74,"white":7.68}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#500301","hex":"#500301","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.35,"contrastWhite":15.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#981816","hex":"#981816","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.47,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cranberry adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa0603.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#03A8AB","analogous":["#AB0354","#AB5A03"],"triadic":["#03AB05","#0503AB"],"tetradic":["#54AB03","#03A8AB","#5A03AB"],"splitComplementary":["#03AB5A","#0354AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB120E","#AA0603","#500301"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB120E","dark":"#500301","saturated":"#AD0300","desaturated":"#981816","pastel":"#EC4441","neon":"#D60400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":17.349351572897472},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":29.614185789921695},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":30.215889859476256},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","distance":31.71750305430741}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA0603

#AA0603 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #AA0603 is visually closest to Cranberry, a named red color with HEX #9F000F.

The RGB channels are 170, 6, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0868, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.74:1AA Fail

White text7.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA0603 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.74:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.68:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#500301#FFFFFF text · best 15.51:1#500301

Dark Red#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#8B0000

Carmine#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#960018

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

#981816#FFFFFF text · best 8.47:1#981816

Generated Palette

#AA0603#AA0603

#03A8AB#03A8AB

#AB0354#AB0354

#AB5A03#AB5A03

#FB120E#FB120E

#500301#500301

Color Harmonies

#03A8AB#03A8AB

#AB0354#AB0354

#AB5A03#AB5A03

#03AB05#03AB05

#0503AB#0503AB

Variants

#FB120E#FB120E

#500301#500301

#AD0300#AD0300

#981816#981816

#EC4441#EC4441

#D60400#D60400

Nearest Named Colors

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

Carmine#960018

Anodized Red#B00020

Dark Red#8B0000

#AA0603

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA0603

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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