Recognised as Colour
#AA4543
- #AA4543
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#AA4543 is a red with RGB values 170, 69, 67 and HSL 1°, 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
#AA4543#AA4543
HEX#AA4543
RGBrgb(170, 69, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2706, 0.2627
RGB percentages66.7%, 27.1%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(1.2, 43.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 60.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.4%, 60.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,158,851
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4543;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#55BABC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43A8AA
Analogous#AA4374, #AA7843
Triadic#43AA45, #4543AA
Split complementary#43AA78, #4375AA
Tetradic#75AA43, #43A8AA, #7943AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G69
B67
Red170 (66.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue1.17°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 45 · B 43
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