Recognised as Colour
#AA9599
- #AA9599
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9599 is a red with RGB values 170, 149, 153 and HSL 349°, 11%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9599#AA9599
HEX#AA9599
RGBrgb(170, 149, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5843, 0.6
RGB percentages66.7%, 58.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(348.6, 11%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 12.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.4%, 10%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,179,417
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9599;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#556A66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95AAA6
Analogous#AA95A3, #AA9C95
Triadic#99AA95, #9599AA
Split complementary#95AA9C, #95A3AA
Tetradic#A3AA95, #95AAA6, #9C95AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G149
B153
Red170 (66.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue348.57°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 95 · B 99
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