Recognised as Colour

#AA949F

#AA949F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AA949F is a red with RGB values 170, 148, 159 and HSL 330°, 11%, 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

#AA949F#AA949F

HEX#AA949F

RGBrgb(170, 148, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5804, 0.6235

RGB percentages66.7%, 58%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(330, 11.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 12.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 6.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,179,167

CSS custom property--colour: #AA949F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#556B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95989Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9B9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#AD9498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.6 Dark grey · ΔE 11.9 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.6 Thistle · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#94AA9F

Analogous#AA94AA, #AA9494

Triadic#9FAA94, #949FAA

Split complementary#94AA94, #94AAAA

Tetradic#AAAA94, #94AA9F, #9494AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE9EB

Lighter +20%#D7CDD2

Lighter +10%#C1B0B8

Darker −10%#937886

Darker −20%#78606C

Darker −30%#5C4952

Darker −40%#403239

More saturated +25%#C27C9F

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R170

G148

B159

Red170 (66.7%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)11.46%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AA · G 94 · B 9F

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