Colour

#AA2626

#AA2626
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AA2626 is a red with RGB values 170, 38, 38 and HSL 0°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA2626#AA2626

HEX#AA2626

RGBrgb(170, 38, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.149, 0.149

RGB percentages66.7%, 14.9%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(0, 63.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 77.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 77.6%, 77.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,150,886

CSS custom property--colour: #AA2626;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#55D9D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4724no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6421no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Tritanopia#BB0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.2 Firebrick · ΔE 5.4 Dark red · ΔE 12.6 Maroon · ΔE 13.9 Crimson · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.2, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26AAAA

Analogous#AA2668, #AA6826

Triadic#26AA26, #2626AA

Split complementary#26AA68, #2668AA

Tetradic#68AA26, #26AAAA, #6826AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDAFAF

Lighter +30%#E48585

Lighter +20%#DA5C5C

Lighter +10%#D13232

Darker −10%#801D1D

Darker −20%#571313

Darker −30%#2D0A0A

Darker −40%#030101

More saturated +25%#C40C0C

Less saturated −25%#904040

Channel breakdown

R170

G38

B38

Red170 (66.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)63.46%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 26 · B 26

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