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Recognised as Colour

#AA2768

  • #AA2768
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AA2768 is a red with RGB values 170, 39, 104 and HSL 330°, 63%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AA2768#AA2768
HEX#AA2768
RGBrgb(170, 39, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1529, 0.4078
RGB percentages66.7%, 15.3%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(330.2, 62.7%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 77.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 77.1%, 38.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,151,208
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2768;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#55D897

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#666665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B81644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.9Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.4Deep pink · ΔE 32.2Purple · ΔE 32.5Indian red · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27AA69
Analogous#AA27A9, #AA2827
Triadic#68AA27, #2768AA
Split complementary#27AA28, #27A9AA
Tetradic#A9AA27, #27AA69, #2827AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB0CE
Lighter +30%#E387B5
Lighter +20%#DA5D9B
Lighter +10%#D03481
Darker −10%#811D4F
Darker −20%#571435
Darker −30%#2E0A1C
Darker −40%#040102
More saturated +25%#C40D68
Less saturated −25%#904168

Channel breakdown

R170
G39
B104
Red170 (66.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue330.23°
Saturation (HSL)62.68%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 27 · B 68

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