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Recognised as Colour

#AA6E7B

  • #AA6E7B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA6E7B is a red with RGB values 170, 110, 123 and HSL 347°, 26%, 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

#AA6E7B#AA6E7B
HEX#AA6E7B
RGBrgb(170, 110, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4314, 0.4824
RGB percentages66.7%, 43.1%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(347, 26.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 35.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 27.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,169,403
CSS custom property--colour: #AA6E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21128WCAG 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 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#559184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77787Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#86837Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B46A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1Pale violetred · ΔE 21.4Gray · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.2Indian red · ΔE 27.3Light coral · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAA9D
Analogous#AA6E99, #AA7F6E
Triadic#7BAA6E, #6E7BAA
Split complementary#6EAA7F, #6E99AA
Tetradic#99AA6E, #6EAA9D, #7F6EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EFF0
Lighter +30%#E3CED3
Lighter +20%#D0AEB6
Lighter +10%#BD8E98
Darker −10%#905562
Darker −20%#70424C
Darker −30%#502F36
Darker −40%#301C20
More saturated +25%#C7516B
Less saturated −25%#8D8B8B

Channel breakdown

R170
G110
B123
Red170 (66.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue347°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 6E · B 7B

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