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Recognised as Colour

#AA8D93

  • #AA8D93
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA8D93 is a red with RGB values 170, 141, 147 and HSL 348°, 15%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AA8D93#AA8D93
HEX#AA8D93
RGBrgb(170, 141, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5529, 0.5765
RGB percentages66.7%, 55.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(347.6, 14.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 17.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 13.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,177,363
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8D93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#55726C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919193no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#979692no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B08B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.9Gray · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Silver · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DAAA4
Analogous#AA8DA2, #AA968D
Triadic#93AA8D, #8D93AA
Split complementary#8DAA96, #8DA2AA
Tetradic#A2AA8D, #8DAAA4, #968DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE5E6
Lighter +20%#D6C7CA
Lighter +10%#C0AAAF
Darker −10%#947077
Darker −20%#785960
Darker −30%#5B4348
Darker −40%#3D2E31
More saturated +25%#C37484
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R170
G141
B147
Red170 (66.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue347.59°
Saturation (HSL)14.57%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 8D · B 93

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