Recognised as Colour

#AA6C84

#AA6C84
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA6C84 is a red with RGB values 170, 108, 132 and HSL 337°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AA6C84

RGBrgb(170, 108, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4235, 0.5176

RGB percentages66.7%, 42.4%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(336.8, 26.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 36.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.5%, 22.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,168,900

CSS custom property--colour: #AA6C84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#55937B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737885no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#828283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#B36974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Plum · ΔE 28.4 Light pink · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CAA92

Analogous#AA6CA3, #AA736C

Triadic#84AA6C, #6C84AA

Split complementary#6CAA73, #6CA3AA

Tetradic#A3AA6C, #6CAA92, #736CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EDF0

Lighter +30%#E2CDD5

Lighter +20%#CFADBA

Lighter +10%#BD8C9F

Darker −10%#90536B

Darker −20%#704053

Darker −30%#4F2E3B

Darker −40%#2F1B23

More saturated +25%#C74F7D

Less saturated −25%#8D898B

Channel breakdown

R170

G108

B132

Red170 (66.7%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue336.77°

Saturation (HSL)26.72%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 6C · B 84

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