Colour

#AA0050

#AA0050
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA0050 is a red with RGB values 170, 0, 80 and HSL 332°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA0050#AA0050

HEX#AA0050

RGBrgb(170, 0, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0, 0.3137

RGB percentages66.7%, 0%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(331.8, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 52.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,141,200

CSS custom property--colour: #AA0050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#55FFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4251no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#65604Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BA002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 28.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31.7 Crimson · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00AA5A

Analogous#AA00A5, #AA0500

Triadic#50AA00, #0050AA

Split complementary#00AA05, #00A5AA

Tetradic#A5AA00, #00AA5A, #0500AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF77B7

Lighter +30%#FF449C

Lighter +20%#FF1181

Lighter +10%#DD0068

Darker −10%#770038

Darker −20%#440020

Darker −30%#110008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AA0050

Less saturated −25%#951551

Channel breakdown

R170

B80

Red170 (66.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue331.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 00 · B 50

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