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Recognised as Colour

#AA365E

  • #AA365E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA365E is a red with RGB values 170, 54, 94 and HSL 339°, 52%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA365E#AA365E
HEX#AA365E
RGBrgb(170, 54, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2118, 0.3686
RGB percentages66.7%, 21.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(339.3, 51.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 68.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.2%, 44.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,155,038
CSS custom property--colour: #AA365E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#55C9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E535Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6A5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B82646no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2Indian red · ΔE 23.2Brown · ΔE 27.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8Light coral · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36AA82
Analogous#AA3698, #AA4836
Triadic#5EAA36, #365EAA
Split complementary#36AA48, #3698AA
Tetradic#98AA36, #36AA82, #4836AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBC1CF
Lighter +30%#DF9AB2
Lighter +20%#D37394
Lighter +10%#C64D77
Darker −10%#832A49
Darker −20%#5D1D33
Darker −30%#36111E
Darker −40%#0F0508
More saturated +25%#C61A55
Less saturated −25%#8E5267

Channel breakdown

R170
G54
B94
Red170 (66.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 36 · B 5E

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