Recognised as Colour

#AA356C

#AA356C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA356C is a red with RGB values 170, 53, 108 and HSL 332°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA356C#AA356C

HEX#AA356C

RGBrgb(170, 53, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2078, 0.4235

RGB percentages66.7%, 20.8%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(331.8, 52.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 68.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 36.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,154,796

CSS custom property--colour: #AA356C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#55CA93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A546Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B72B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4 Hot pink · ΔE 27.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.7 Purple · ΔE 34.1 Deep pink · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35AA73

Analogous#AA35A6, #AA3835

Triadic#6CAA35, #356CAA

Split complementary#35AA38, #35A6AA

Tetradic#A7AA35, #35AA73, #3935AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBC0D4

Lighter +30%#DF99BA

Lighter +20%#D372A0

Lighter +10%#C74B85

Darker −10%#832953

Darker −20%#5C1D3B

Darker −30%#351122

Darker −40%#0E0509

More saturated +25%#C6196A

Less saturated −25%#8E516E

Channel breakdown

R170

G53

B108

Red170 (66.7%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue331.79°

Saturation (HSL)52.47%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 35 · B 6C

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