HEX atlas value

#AA2503

#AA2503 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 37, 3, HSL 12, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.0988, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#AA2503 Sample readable text

HEX #AA2503

RGB rgb(170, 37, 3)

HSL hsl(12 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 78, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.0988

Contrast Black 2.98:1White 7.06:1

CSS

--color-aa2503: #AA2503;
.background-aa2503 { background-color: #AA2503; }
.text-aa2503 { color: #AA2503; }

Luminance0.0988

Black text2.98:1AA Fail

White text7.06:1AA 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":"#AA2503","rgb":[170,37,3],"hsl":[12,97,34],"cmyk":[0,78,98,33],"luminance":0.0988,"contrast":{"black":2.98,"white":7.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#501101","hex":"#501101","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.77,"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":"#983016","hex":"#983016","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#AB0335","hex":"#AB0335","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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/aa2503.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0389AB","analogous":["#AB0335","#AB7803"],"triadic":["#03AB24","#2403AB"],"tetradic":["#35AB03","#0389AB","#7803AB"],"splitComplementary":["#03AB78","#0335AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB3D0E","#AA2503","#501101"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB3D0E","dark":"#501101","saturated":"#AD2300","desaturated":"#983016","pastel":"#EC6341","neon":"#D62B00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":34.95711658589707},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":36.796738985948195}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA2503

#AA2503 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #AA2503 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 170, 37, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.0988, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.98:1AA Fail

White text7.06:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA2503 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.98:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.06:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#501101#FFFFFF text · best 14.77:1#501101

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

#983016#FFFFFF text · best 7.58:1#983016

#AB0335#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#AB0335

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

Generated Palette

#AA2503#AA2503

#0389AB#0389AB

#AB0335#AB0335

#AB7803#AB7803

#FB3D0E#FB3D0E

#501101#501101

Color Harmonies

#0389AB#0389AB

#AB0335#AB0335

#AB7803#AB7803

#03AB24#03AB24

#2403AB#2403AB

Variants

#FB3D0E#FB3D0E

#501101#501101

#AD2300#AD2300

#983016#983016

#EC6341#EC6341

#D62B00#D62B00

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Firebrick#B22222

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Ruby Red#9B111E

#AA2503

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA2503

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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