Recognised as Colour
#AA877C
- #AA877C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA877C is a red with RGB values 170, 135, 124 and HSL 14°, 21%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA877C#AA877C
HEX#AA877C
RGBrgb(170, 135, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5294, 0.4863
RGB percentages66.7%, 52.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(14.3, 21.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 27.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 27.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,175,804
CSS custom property--colour: #AA877C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#557883
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C9FAA
Analogous#AA7C88, #AA9E7C
Triadic#7CAA87, #877CAA
Split complementary#7CAA9E, #7C88AA
Tetradic#88AA7C, #7C9FAA, #9E7CAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G135
B124
Red170 (66.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue14.35°
Saturation (HSL)21.3%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 87 · B 7C
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