Recognised as Colour

#AA2F62

#AA2F62
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA2F62 is a red with RGB values 170, 47, 98 and HSL 335°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AA2F62

RGBrgb(170, 47, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.1843, 0.3843

RGB percentages66.7%, 18.4%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(335.1, 56.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 72.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 72.4%, 42.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,153,250

CSS custom property--colour: #AA2F62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#55D09D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495063no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A685Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B81E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.6 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1 Brown · ΔE 31.5 Light coral · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FAA77

Analogous#AA2FA0, #AA3A2F

Triadic#62AA2F, #2F62AA

Split complementary#2FAA3A, #2FA0AA

Tetradic#A0AA2F, #2FAA77, #392FAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECB9CE

Lighter +30%#E191B2

Lighter +20%#D66996

Lighter +10%#CB417A

Darker −10%#82244B

Darker −20%#5A1934

Darker −30%#320E1D

Darker −40%#0A0306

More saturated +25%#C5145D

Less saturated −25%#8F4A67

Channel breakdown

R170

G47

B98

Red170 (66.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue335.12°

Saturation (HSL)56.68%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 2F · B 62

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