Recognised as Colour
#AA7F8A
- #AA7F8A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA7F8A is a red with RGB values 170, 127, 138 and HSL 345°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA7F8A#AA7F8A
HEX#AA7F8A
RGBrgb(170, 127, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.498, 0.5412
RGB percentages66.7%, 49.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(344.7, 20.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 25.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 25.3%, 18.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,173,770
CSS custom property--colour: #AA7F8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#558075
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FAA9F
Analogous#AA7F9F, #AA8A7F
Triadic#8AAA7F, #7F8AAA
Split complementary#7FAA8A, #7F9FAA
Tetradic#9FAA7F, #7FAA9F, #8A7FAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G127
B138
Red170 (66.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue344.65°
Saturation (HSL)20.19%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 7F · B 8A
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