Recognised as Colour
#AA9292
- #AA9292
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA9292 is a red with RGB values 170, 146, 146 and HSL 0°, 12%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA9292#AA9292
HEX#AA9292
RGBrgb(170, 146, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5725, 0.5725
RGB percentages66.7%, 57.3%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(0, 12.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 14.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,178,642
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9292;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#556D6D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92AAAA
Analogous#AA929E, #AA9E92
Triadic#92AA92, #9292AA
Split complementary#92AA9E, #929EAA
Tetradic#9EAA92, #92AAAA, #9E92AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G146
B146
Red170 (66.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)12.37%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 92 · B 92
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