Colour
#AA070B
- #AA070B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AA070B is a red with RGB values 170, 7, 11 and HSL 359°, 92%, 35%. 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
#AA070B#AA070B
HEX#AA070B
RGBrgb(170, 7, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0275, 0.0431
RGB percentages66.7%, 2.7%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(358.5, 92.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 95.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 93.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,142,923
CSS custom property--colour: #AA070B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#55F8F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07AAA6
Analogous#AA075C, #AA5507
Triadic#0BAA07, #070BAA
Split complementary#07AA55, #075CAA
Tetradic#5DAA07, #07AAA6, #5507AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G7
B11
Red170 (66.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue358.53°
Saturation (HSL)92.09%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 07 · B 0B
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