Recognised as Colour

#AA0236

#AA0236
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AA0236 is a red with RGB values 170, 2, 54 and HSL 341°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA0236#AA0236

HEX#AA0236

RGBrgb(170, 2, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0078, 0.2118

RGB percentages66.7%, 0.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(341.4, 97.7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 98.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 98.8%, 68.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,141,686

CSS custom property--colour: #AA0236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#55FDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#423F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#685F31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#BB001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.3 Firebrick · ΔE 17.5 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 23.3 Dark red · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02AA76

Analogous#AA028A, #AA2202

Triadic#36AA02, #0236AA

Split complementary#02AA22, #028AAA

Tetradic#8AAA02, #02AA76, #2202AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD7BA3

Lighter +30%#FD4880

Lighter +20%#FC165D

Lighter +10%#DC0346

Darker −10%#780126

Darker −20%#450116

Darker −30%#130006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AC0035

Less saturated −25%#94173E

Channel breakdown

R170

B54

Red170 (66.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue341.43°

Saturation (HSL)97.67%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 02 · B 36

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