Recognised as Colour

#AA4343

#AA4343
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AA4343 is a red with RGB values 170, 67, 67 and HSL 0°, 43%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#AA4343

RGBrgb(170, 67, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2627, 0.2627

RGB percentages66.7%, 26.3%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(0, 43.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 60.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 60.6%, 60.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,158,339

CSS custom property--colour: #AA4343;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#55BCBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#776D40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA3044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11 Brown · ΔE 12.4 Sienna · ΔE 18.9 Firebrick · ΔE 21.1 Light coral · ΔE 23.6 Maroon · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43AAAA

Analogous#AA4376, #AA7643

Triadic#43AA43, #4343AA

Split complementary#43AA76, #4376AA

Tetradic#76AA43, #43AAAA, #7643AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCECE

Lighter +30%#DDA9A9

Lighter +20%#CF8484

Lighter +10%#C06060

Darker −10%#853535

Darker −20%#612626

Darker −30%#3C1818

Darker −40%#180909

More saturated +25%#C82525

Less saturated −25%#8C6161

Channel breakdown

R170

G67

B67

Red170 (66.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)43.46%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 43 · B 43

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