Recognised as Colour
#AA8177
- #AA8177
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA8177 is a red with RGB values 170, 129, 119 and HSL 12°, 23%, 57%. 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
#AA8177#AA8177
HEX#AA8177
RGBrgb(170, 129, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5059, 0.4667
RGB percentages66.7%, 50.6%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(11.8, 23.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 30%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 30%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,263
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8177;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#557E88
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77A0AA
Analogous#AA7786, #AA9B77
Triadic#77AA81, #8177AA
Split complementary#77AA9B, #7787AA
Tetradic#87AA77, #77A0AA, #9B77AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G129
B119
Red170 (66.7%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue11.76°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 81 · B 77
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