Chinese Red (#AA381E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.38:1 — vs black: 3.29:1

Color values

  • HEX #AA381E
  • RGB rgb(170, 56, 30)
  • HSL hsl(11, 82%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 67.06, 82.35, 33.33 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AA381E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#1E90AA
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#AA1E4A
#AA7E1E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#1EAA38
#381EAA
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#1EAA7E
#1E4AAA
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#4AAA1E
#1E90AA
#7E1EAA
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Chinese Red
#AA381E Base
#280D07
#692313
#872D18
#CD4324
#DC5739
#E78E7A
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Chinese Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160704
#331109
#511B0E
#6F2414
#8C2E19
Chinese Red #AA381E Base
#D94928
#E27258
#EA9B89
#F3C4B9
#FBEDE9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AA381E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AA381E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AA381E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AA381E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AA381E,
        #64D6F0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AA381E,
        #64D6F0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$chinese-red: #AA381E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$chinese-red-r: 170;
$chinese-red-g: 56;
$chinese-red-b: 30;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $chinese-red;
    color: rgba($chinese-red-r, $chinese-red-g, $chinese-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Chinese Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AA381E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6A6A10 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4F4F20 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AB3535 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5F5F5F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Chinese Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Chinese Red #AA381E Base
Rufous #A81C07 ΔE 4.43
Dark Pastel Red #C23B22 ΔE 5.01
Carnelian #B31B1B ΔE 5.15

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.