HEX atlas value

#AA1703

#AA1703 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 23, 3, HSL 7, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.0917, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#AA1703 Sample readable text

HEX #AA1703

RGB rgb(170, 23, 3)

HSL hsl(7 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 86, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.0917

Contrast Black 2.83:1White 7.41:1

CSS

--color-aa1703: #AA1703;
.background-aa1703 { background-color: #AA1703; }
.text-aa1703 { color: #AA1703; }

Luminance0.0917

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.41:1AA 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":"#AA1703","rgb":[170,23,3],"hsl":[7,97,34],"cmyk":[0,86,98,33],"luminance":0.0917,"contrast":{"black":2.83,"white":7.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#500A01","hex":"#500A01","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.38,"contrastWhite":15.17,"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":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#982516","hex":"#982516","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.61,"contrastWhite":8.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Pompeian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa1703.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0397AB","analogous":["#AB0343","#AB6A03"],"triadic":["#03AB16","#1603AB"],"tetradic":["#43AB03","#0397AB","#6A03AB"],"splitComplementary":["#03AB6A","#0343AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB2A0E","#AA1703","#500A01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB2A0E","dark":"#500A01","saturated":"#AD1400","desaturated":"#982516","pastel":"#EC5541","neon":"#D61900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":31.464265445104548},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":33.85262175962151}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA1703

#AA1703 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #AA1703 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 170, 23, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.0917, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.83:1AA Fail

White text7.41:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA1703 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.83:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.41:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#500A01#FFFFFF text · best 15.17:1#500A01

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

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

Ruby Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.43:1#9B111E

#982516#FFFFFF text · best 8.04:1#982516

Generated Palette

#AA1703#AA1703

#0397AB#0397AB

#AB0343#AB0343

#AB6A03#AB6A03

#FB2A0E#FB2A0E

#500A01#500A01

Color Harmonies

#0397AB#0397AB

#AB0343#AB0343

#AB6A03#AB6A03

#03AB16#03AB16

#1603AB#1603AB

Variants

#FB2A0E#FB2A0E

#500A01#500A01

#AD1400#AD1400

#982516#982516

#EC5541#EC5541

#D61900#D61900

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

Ruby Red#9B111E

Firebrick#B22222

#AA1703

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA1703

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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