Colour
#AA1928
- #AA1928
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AA1928 is a red with RGB values 170, 25, 40 and HSL 354°, 74%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AA1928#AA1928
HEX#AA1928
RGBrgb(170, 25, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.098, 0.1569
RGB percentages66.7%, 9.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(353.8, 74.4%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 85.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 76.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,147,560
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1928;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#55E6D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19AA9B
Analogous#AA1971, #AA5319
Triadic#28AA19, #1928AA
Split complementary#19AA52, #1971AA
Tetradic#70AA19, #19AA9B, #5219AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G25
B40
Red170 (66.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue353.79°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 19 · B 28
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