Recognised as Colour

#AA796B

#AA796B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA796B is a red with RGB values 170, 121, 107 and HSL 13°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AA796B#AA796B

HEX#AA796B

RGBrgb(170, 121, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4745, 0.4196

RGB percentages66.7%, 47.5%, 42%

HSLhsl(13.3, 27%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 37.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 37.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,172,203

CSS custom property--colour: #AA796B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#558694

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847F6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#90886Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B57275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Dark salmon · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Tan · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Sienna · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B9CAA

Analogous#AA6B7C, #AA986B

Triadic#6BAA79, #796BAA

Split complementary#6BAA98, #6B7DAA

Tetradic#7DAA6B, #6B9CAA, #986BAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EEED

Lighter +30%#E2D1CC

Lighter +20%#CFB4AC

Lighter +10%#BD968B

Darker −10%#906052

Darker −20%#6F4A40

Darker −30%#4F352D

Darker −40%#2E1F1B

More saturated +25%#C7694E

Less saturated −25%#8D8988

Channel breakdown

R170

G121

B107

Red170 (66.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue13.33°

Saturation (HSL)27.04%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 79 · B 6B

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Colour values

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