Recognised as Colour

#AA788C

#AA788C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA788C is a red with RGB values 170, 120, 140 and HSL 336°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AA788C

RGBrgb(170, 120, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4706, 0.549

RGB percentages66.7%, 47.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(336, 22.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 29.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 17.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,171,980

CSS custom property--colour: #AA788C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#558773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D818Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#89898Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B2767Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78AA96

Analogous#AA78A5, #AA7D78

Triadic#8CAA78, #788CAA

Split complementary#78AA7D, #78A5AA

Tetradic#A5AA78, #78AA96, #7D78AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F5F7

Lighter +30%#E5D6DC

Lighter +20%#D1B7C1

Lighter +10%#BE97A7

Darker −10%#935C72

Darker −20%#73495A

Darker −30%#543541

Darker −40%#352129

More saturated +25%#C55D87

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R170

G120

B140

Red170 (66.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)22.73%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 78 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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