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Colour

#FFAAAA

  • #FFAAAA
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFAAAA is a red with RGB values 255, 170, 170 and HSL 0°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFAAAA#FFAAAA
HEX#FFAAAA
HEX (short)#FAA
RGBrgb(255, 170, 170)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6667, 0.6667
RGB percentages100%, 66.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 33.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 33.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,370
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAAAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#005555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB6AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC7A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.1Pink · ΔE 13.2Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1Light coral · ΔE 17.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1Light salmon · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAFFFF
Analogous#FFAAD4, #FFD4AA
Triadic#AAFFAA, #AAAAFF
Split complementary#AAFFD4, #AAD4FF
Tetradic#D4FFAA, #AAFFFF, #D4AAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFDDDD
Darker −10%#FF7777
Darker −20%#FF4444
Darker −30%#FF1111
Darker −40%#DD0000
More saturated +25%#FFAAAA
Less saturated −25%#F4B5B5

Channel breakdown

R255
G170
B170
Red255 (100%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AA · B AA

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