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Recognised as Colour

#AA5E59

  • #AA5E59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AA5E59 is a red with RGB values 170, 94, 89 and HSL 4°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AA5E59#AA5E59
HEX#AA5E59
RGBrgb(170, 94, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.3686, 0.349
RGB percentages66.7%, 36.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(3.7, 32.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 47.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 47.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,165,273
CSS custom property--colour: #AA5E59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#55A1A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#817958no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B8535Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.3Sienna · ΔE 19.7Light coral · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4Dark salmon · ΔE 24.1Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A5AA
Analogous#AA597C, #AA8659
Triadic#59AA5E, #5E59AA
Split complementary#59AA86, #597DAA
Tetradic#7DAA59, #59A5AA, #8759AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE1E0
Lighter +30%#DEC0BE
Lighter +20%#CD9F9C
Lighter +10%#BB7F7B
Darker −10%#8A4B46
Darker −20%#683835
Darker −30%#462624
Darker −40%#241413
More saturated +25%#C9423A
Less saturated −25%#8B7A78

Channel breakdown

R170
G94
B89
Red170 (66.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue3.7°
Saturation (HSL)32.27%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 5E · B 59

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