Colour
#AA989D
- #AA989D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA989D is a red with RGB values 170, 152, 157 and HSL 343°, 10%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA989D#AA989D
HEX#AA989D
RGBrgb(170, 152, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5961, 0.6157
RGB percentages66.7%, 59.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(343.3, 9.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 10.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 7.6%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,189
CSS custom property--colour: #AA989D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#556762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98AAA5
Analogous#AA98A6, #AA9C98
Triadic#9DAA98, #989DAA
Split complementary#98AA9C, #98A6AA
Tetradic#A6AA98, #98AAA5, #9C98AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G152
B157
Red170 (66.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue343.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.57%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 98 · B 9D
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