Colour

#AA3746

#AA3746
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AA3746 is a red with RGB values 170, 55, 70 and HSL 352°, 51%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AA3746#AA3746

HEX#AA3746

RGBrgb(170, 55, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2157, 0.2745

RGB percentages66.7%, 21.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(352.2, 51.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 67.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 58.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,155,270

CSS custom property--colour: #AA3746;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#55C8B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#716943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BA1E3Dno 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 text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.5 Indian red · ΔE 13.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.7 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Light coral · ΔE 26 Sienna · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37AA9B

Analogous#AA3780, #AA6137

Triadic#46AA37, #3746AA

Split complementary#37AA61, #3780AA

Tetradic#80AA37, #37AA9B, #6137AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBC2C7

Lighter +30%#DF9BA4

Lighter +20%#D27581

Lighter +10%#C64E5E

Darker −10%#832B36

Darker −20%#5D1E26

Darker −30%#361216

Darker −40%#100507

More saturated +25%#C61B31

Less saturated −25%#8E535B

Channel breakdown

R170

G55

B70

Red170 (66.7%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue352.17°

Saturation (HSL)51.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 37 · B 46

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