Recognised as Colour
#AA9298
- #AA9298
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AA9298 is a red with RGB values 170, 146, 152 and HSL 345°, 12%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AA9298#AA9298
HEX#AA9298
RGBrgb(170, 146, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5725, 0.5961
RGB percentages66.7%, 57.3%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(345, 12.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 14.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 10.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,178,648
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9298;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#556D67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92AAA4
Analogous#AA92A4, #AA9892
Triadic#98AA92, #9298AA
Split complementary#92AA98, #92A4AA
Tetradic#A4AA92, #92AAA4, #9892AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G146
B152
Red170 (66.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)12.37%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 92 · B 98
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