Recognised as Colour

#AA023F

#AA023F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AA023F is a red with RGB values 170, 2, 63 and HSL 338°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA023F#AA023F

HEX#AA023F

RGBrgb(170, 2, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0078, 0.2471

RGB percentages66.7%, 0.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(338.2, 97.7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 98.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 98.8%, 62.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,141,695

CSS custom property--colour: #AA023F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#55FDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#404040no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#675F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BB0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.9 Crimson · ΔE 23.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Dark red · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02AA6D

Analogous#AA0293, #AA1902

Triadic#3FAA02, #023FAA

Split complementary#02AA19, #0293AA

Tetradic#93AA02, #02AA6D, #1902AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD7BAA

Lighter +30%#FD488A

Lighter +20%#FC1669

Lighter +10%#DC0352

Darker −10%#78012C

Darker −20%#45011A

Darker −30%#130007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AC003E

Less saturated −25%#941745

Channel breakdown

R170

B63

Red170 (66.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue338.21°

Saturation (HSL)97.67%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 02 · B 3F

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