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Recognised as Colour

#AA2C4F

  • #AA2C4F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AA2C4F is a red with RGB values 170, 44, 79 and HSL 343°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AA2C4F#AA2C4F
HEX#AA2C4F
RGBrgb(170, 44, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1725, 0.3098
RGB percentages66.7%, 17.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(343.3, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 53.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,152,463
CSS custom property--colour: #AA2C4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#55D3B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D664Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#BA0B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.1Brown · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.4Firebrick · ΔE 27.7Light coral · ΔE 30.1Crimson · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CAA87
Analogous#AA2C8E, #AA482C
Triadic#4FAA2C, #2C4FAA
Split complementary#2CAA48, #2C8EAA
Tetradic#8EAA2C, #2CAA87, #482CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECB6C5
Lighter +30%#E28DA5
Lighter +20%#D76585
Lighter +10%#CD3C64
Darker −10%#81223C
Darker −20%#591729
Darker −30%#300D17
Darker −40%#080204
More saturated +25%#C51143
Less saturated −25%#8F475B

Channel breakdown

R170
G44
B79
Red170 (66.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue343.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 2C · B 4F

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