Colour

#AA796E

#AA796E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA796E is a red with RGB values 170, 121, 110 and HSL 11°, 26%, 55%. 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

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HEX#AA796E

RGBrgb(170, 121, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.4745, 0.4314

RGB percentages66.7%, 47.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(11, 26.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11, 35.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 28.8%, 35.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,172,206

CSS custom property--colour: #AA796E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#558691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847F6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F896Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B57276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9 Tan · ΔE 25.6 Dark grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E9FAA

Analogous#AA6E81, #AA976E

Triadic#6EAA79, #796EAA

Split complementary#6EAA97, #6E81AA

Tetradic#81AA6E, #6E9FAA, #976EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F0EF

Lighter +30%#E3D2CE

Lighter +20%#D0B4AE

Lighter +10%#BD978E

Darker −10%#906055

Darker −20%#704A42

Darker −30%#50352F

Darker −40%#30201C

More saturated +25%#C76751

Less saturated −25%#8D8B8B

Channel breakdown

R170

G121

B110

Red170 (66.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue11°

Saturation (HSL)26.09%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 79 · B 6E

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Colour values

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