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Recognised as Colour

#AA1D3B

  • #AA1D3B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#AA1D3B is a red with RGB values 170, 29, 59 and HSL 347°, 71%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA1D3B#AA1D3B
HEX#AA1D3B
RGBrgb(170, 29, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1137, 0.2314
RGB percentages66.7%, 11.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(347.2, 70.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 82.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.9%, 65.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,148,603
CSS custom property--colour: #AA1D3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#55E2C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#48453Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1DAA8C
Analogous#AA1D81, #AA461D
Triadic#3BAA1D, #1D3BAA
Split complementary#1DAA46, #1D81AA
Tetradic#82AA1D, #1DAA8C, #461DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFA4B4
Lighter +30%#E87890
Lighter +20%#E14C6C
Lighter +10%#D6244A
Darker −10%#7E162C
Darker −20%#530E1D
Darker −30%#27070E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3042D
Less saturated −25%#913649

Channel breakdown

R170
G29
B59
Red170 (66.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue347.23°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 1D · B 3B

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