Recognised as Colour
#AA9AA1
- #AA9AA1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9AA1 is a red with RGB values 170, 154, 161 and HSL 334°, 9%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9AA1#AA9AA1
HEX#AA9AA1
RGBrgb(170, 154, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6039, 0.6314
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(333.8, 8.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 9.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 5.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,705
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9AA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#55655E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AAAA3
Analogous#AA9AA9, #AA9B9A
Triadic#A1AA9A, #9AA1AA
Split complementary#9AAA9B, #9AA9AA
Tetradic#A9AA9A, #9AAAA3, #9B9AAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G154
B161
Red170 (66.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue333.75°
Saturation (HSL)8.6%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AA · G 9A · B A1
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