Recognised as Colour
#AA3835
- #AA3835
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AA3835 is a red with RGB values 170, 56, 53 and HSL 2°, 52%, 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
#AA3835#AA3835
HEX#AA3835
RGBrgb(170, 56, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2196, 0.2078
RGB percentages66.7%, 22%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(1.5, 52.5%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 68.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 67.1%, 68.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,155,509
CSS custom property--colour: #AA3835;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#55C7CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35A7AA
Analogous#AA356D, #AA7335
Triadic#35AA38, #3835AA
Split complementary#35AA73, #356CAA
Tetradic#6CAA35, #35A7AA, #7235AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G56
B53
Red170 (66.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue1.54°
Saturation (HSL)52.47%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 38 · B 35
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