Recognised as Colour

#AA185F

#AA185F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA185F is a red with RGB values 170, 24, 95 and HSL 331°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA185F#AA185F

HEX#AA185F

RGBrgb(170, 24, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.0941, 0.3725

RGB percentages66.7%, 9.4%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(330.8, 75.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 85.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 44.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,147,359

CSS custom property--colour: #AA185F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#55E7A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4861no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#65635Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#B9003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1 Deep pink · ΔE 30.7 Indian red · ΔE 32.6 Brown · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18AA63

Analogous#AA18A8, #AA1A18

Triadic#5FAA18, #185FAA

Split complementary#18AA1A, #18A8AA

Tetradic#A8AA18, #18AA63, #1A18AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F19DC6

Lighter +30%#EB70AC

Lighter +20%#E54392

Lighter +10%#D71E78

Darker −10%#7D1246

Darker −20%#510B2D

Darker −30%#240514

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2005E

Less saturated −25%#923060

Channel breakdown

R170

G24

B95

Red170 (66.7%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue330.82°

Saturation (HSL)75.26%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 18 · B 5F

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