Recognised as Colour
#AA1200
- #AA1200
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AA1200 is a red with RGB values 170, 18, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AA1200#AA1200
HEX#AA1200
RGBrgb(170, 18, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0706, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 7.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(6.4, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 89.4%, 100%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,145,728
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1200;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#55EDFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0098AA
Analogous#AA0043, #AA6700
Triadic#00AA12, #1200AA
Split complementary#00AA67, #0043AA
Tetradic#43AA00, #0098AA, #6700AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G18
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue6.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 12 · B 00
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