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Recognised as Colour

#AA939B

  • #AA939B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA939B is a red with RGB values 170, 147, 155 and HSL 339°, 12%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AA939B#AA939B
HEX#AA939B
RGBrgb(170, 147, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5765, 0.6078
RGB percentages66.7%, 57.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(339.1, 11.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 13.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 8.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,178,907
CSS custom property--colour: #AA939B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#556C64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95979Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9A9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#AE9296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.4Dark grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93AAA2
Analogous#AA93A6, #AA9693
Triadic#9BAA93, #939BAA
Split complementary#93AA96, #93A6AA
Tetradic#A7AA93, #93AAA2, #9793AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE9EA
Lighter +20%#D7CCD0
Lighter +10%#C0B0B5
Darker −10%#947681
Darker −20%#785F68
Darker −30%#5C484F
Darker −40%#3F3236
More saturated +25%#C27B94
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R170
G147
B155
Red170 (66.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue339.13°
Saturation (HSL)11.92%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 93 · B 9B

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