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Recognised as Colour

#AA4A62

  • #AA4A62
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA4A62 is a red with RGB values 170, 74, 98 and HSL 345°, 39%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA4A62#AA4A62
HEX#AA4A62
RGBrgb(170, 74, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.2902, 0.3843
RGB percentages66.7%, 29%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(345, 39.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 56.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 42.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,160,162
CSS custom property--colour: #AA4A62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#55B59D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5E63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#757160no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B83F53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.1Indian red · ΔE 18.9Light coral · ΔE 25.6Brown · ΔE 27.1Rosy brown · ΔE 31.1Sienna · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AAA92
Analogous#AA4A92, #AA624A
Triadic#62AA4A, #4A62AA
Split complementary#4AAA62, #4A92AA
Tetradic#92AA4A, #4AAA92, #624AAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD4DA
Lighter +30%#DDB0BB
Lighter +20%#CD8D9D
Lighter +10%#BE697E
Darker −10%#863B4E
Darker −20%#632B39
Darker −30%#3F1C25
Darker −40%#1C0C10
More saturated +25%#C82B53
Less saturated −25%#8B6971

Channel breakdown

R170
G74
B98
Red170 (66.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 4A · B 62

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