Colour
#AA0002
- #AA0002
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AA0002 is a red with RGB values 170, 0, 2 and HSL 359°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AA0002#AA0002
HEX#AA0002
RGBrgb(170, 0, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.0078
RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(359.3, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 98.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,141,122
CSS custom property--colour: #AA0002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#55FFFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00AAA8
Analogous#AA0057, #AA5300
Triadic#02AA00, #0002AA
Split complementary#00AA53, #0057AA
Tetradic#57AA00, #00AAA8, #5300AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G0
B2
Red170 (66.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue359.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B 02
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