Recognised as Colour
#AA858D
- #AA858D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA858D is a red with RGB values 170, 133, 141 and HSL 347°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA858D#AA858D
HEX#AA858D
RGBrgb(170, 133, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5216, 0.5529
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(347, 17.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 21.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 17.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,309
CSS custom property--colour: #AA858D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#557A72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85AAA2
Analogous#AA859F, #AA9085
Triadic#8DAA85, #858DAA
Split complementary#85AA90, #859FAA
Tetradic#A0AA85, #85AAA2, #9085AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G133
B141
Red170 (66.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue347.03°
Saturation (HSL)17.87%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 85 · B 8D
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