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Recognised as Colour

#AA476A

  • #AA476A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA476A is a red with RGB values 170, 71, 106 and HSL 339°, 41%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA476A#AA476A
HEX#AA476A
RGBrgb(170, 71, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2784, 0.4157
RGB percentages66.7%, 27.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(338.8, 41.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 58.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 58.2%, 37.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,159,402
CSS custom property--colour: #AA476A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#55B895

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#727068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B73E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3Indian red · ΔE 23.6Light coral · ΔE 29.1Medium violet red · ΔE 31Hot pink · ΔE 31.1Brown · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47AA87
Analogous#AA479C, #AA5647
Triadic#6AAA47, #476AAA
Split complementary#47AA56, #479CAA
Tetradic#9BAA47, #47AA87, #5547AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD1DB
Lighter +30%#DDADBE
Lighter +20%#CE89A1
Lighter +10%#BF6585
Darker −10%#863854
Darker −20%#62293D
Darker −30%#3E1A27
Darker −40%#1A0B10
More saturated +25%#C82961
Less saturated −25%#8C6573

Channel breakdown

R170
G71
B106
Red170 (66.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue338.79°
Saturation (HSL)41.08%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 47 · B 6A

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