Colour

#AA3545

#AA3545
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AA3545 is a red with RGB values 170, 53, 69 and HSL 352°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA3545#AA3545

HEX#AA3545

RGBrgb(170, 53, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2078, 0.2706

RGB percentages66.7%, 20.8%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(351.8, 52.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 68.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 59.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,154,757

CSS custom property--colour: #AA3545;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#55CABA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535045no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#716842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BA1A3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 14.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.2 Maroon · ΔE 25.2 Light coral · ΔE 26.4 Sienna · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35AA9A

Analogous#AA357F, #AA6035

Triadic#45AA35, #3545AA

Split complementary#35AA60, #357FAA

Tetradic#7FAA35, #35AA9A, #6035AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBC0C6

Lighter +30%#DF99A2

Lighter +20%#D3727F

Lighter +10%#C74B5C

Darker −10%#832935

Darker −20%#5C1D25

Darker −30%#351116

Darker −40%#0E0506

More saturated +25%#C61931

Less saturated −25%#8E5159

Channel breakdown

R170

G53

B69

Red170 (66.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue351.79°

Saturation (HSL)52.47%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 35 · B 45

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