Colour

#AA5564

#AA5564
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AA5564 is a red with RGB values 170, 85, 100 and HSL 349°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AA5564#AA5564

HEX#AA5564

RGBrgb(170, 85, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3333, 0.3922

RGB percentages66.7%, 33.3%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(349.4, 33.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 50%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 41.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,162,980

CSS custom property--colour: #AA5564;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#55AA9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656564no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7662no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B74C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 18 Light coral · ΔE 23.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6 Brown · ΔE 28.1 Sienna · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55AA9B

Analogous#AA558E, #AA7155

Triadic#64AA55, #5564AA

Split complementary#55AA71, #558EAA

Tetradic#8EAA55, #55AA9B, #7155AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDDE0

Lighter +30%#DDBBC1

Lighter +20%#CC99A2

Lighter +10%#BB7783

Darker −10%#884450

Darker −20%#66333C

Darker −30%#442228

Darker −40%#221114

More saturated +25%#CA354F

Less saturated −25%#8A7579

Channel breakdown

R170

G85

B100

Red170 (66.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue349.41°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 55 · B 64

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