HEX atlas value

#AA4603

#AA4603 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 70, 3, HSL 24, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.1293, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#AA4603 Sample readable text

HEX #AA4603

RGB rgb(170, 70, 3)

HSL hsl(24 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 59, 98, 33)

Luminance 0.1293

Contrast Black 3.59:1White 5.86:1

CSS

--color-aa4603: #AA4603;
.background-aa4603 { background-color: #AA4603; }
.text-aa4603 { color: #AA4603; }

Luminance0.1293

Black text3.59:1AA Fail

White text5.86:1AA 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":"#AA4603","rgb":[170,70,3],"hsl":[24,97,34],"cmyk":[0,59,98,33],"luminance":0.1293,"contrast":{"black":3.59,"white":5.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#502101","hex":"#502101","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AB0313","hex":"#AB0313","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#AB9A03","hex":"#AB9A03","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.36,"contrastWhite":2.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FB6D0E","hex":"#FB6D0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.3,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aa4603.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0368AB","analogous":["#AB0313","#AB9A03"],"triadic":["#03AB46","#4603AB"],"tetradic":["#13AB03","#0368AB","#9A03AB"],"splitComplementary":["#03AB9A","#0313AB"],"monochromatic":["#FB6D0E","#AA4603","#502101"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB6D0E","dark":"#502101","saturated":"#AD4500","desaturated":"#984A16","pastel":"#EC8541","neon":"#D65600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":23},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":28.653097563788805},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":34.899856733230294},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":37.282703764614496}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AA4603

#AA4603 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #AA4603 is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 170, 70, and 3, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1293, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.59:1AA Fail

White text5.86:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AA4603 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.59:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.86:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#502101#FFFFFF text · best 13.46:1#502101

#AB0313#FFFFFF text · best 7.63:1#AB0313

#AB9A03#000000 text · best 7.36:1#AB9A03

#FB6D0E#000000 text · best 7.3:1#FB6D0E

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

Generated Palette

#AA4603#AA4603

#0368AB#0368AB

#AB0313#AB0313

#AB9A03#AB9A03

#FB6D0E#FB6D0E

#502101#502101

Color Harmonies

#0368AB#0368AB

#AB0313#AB0313

#AB9A03#AB9A03

#03AB46#03AB46

#4603AB#4603AB

Variants

#FB6D0E#FB6D0E

#502101#502101

#AD4500#AD4500

#984A16#984A16

#EC8541#EC8541

#D65600#D65600

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Mahogany#C04000

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Saddle Brown#8B4513

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#AA4603

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AA4603

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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