Recognised as Colour
#AA492C
- #AA492C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AA492C is a red with RGB values 170, 73, 44 and HSL 14°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AA492C#AA492C
HEX#AA492C
RGBrgb(170, 73, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2863, 0.1725
RGB percentages66.7%, 28.6%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(13.8, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 57.1%, 74.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,159,852
CSS custom property--colour: #AA492C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#55B6D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C8DAA
Analogous#AA2C4E, #AA882C
Triadic#2CAA49, #492CAA
Split complementary#2CAA88, #2C4EAA
Tetradic#4EAA2C, #2C8DAA, #882CAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G73
B44
Red170 (66.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue13.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 49 · B 2C
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