Close to Cranberry
#AA0039
#AA0039 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 0% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 340°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AA0039.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.59:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.77:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.59:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.77:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AA0039 as they’d see it.
#AA0039 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AA0039
What color is #AA0039?
#AA0039 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 0% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 340°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AA0039 in RGB?
#AA0039 is rgb(170, 0, 57): 170 red, 0 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AA0039 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 66, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AA0039?
PANTONE 215 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AA0039?
Its complement #05603F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.