Recognised as Colour
#AE451D
- #AE451D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AE451D is a orange with RGB values 174, 69, 29 and HSL 17°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AE451D#AE451D
HEX#AE451D
RGBrgb(174, 69, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.1137
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(16.6, 71.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 83.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 83.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,957
CSS custom property--colour: #AE451D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#51BAE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D86AE
Analogous#AE1D3D, #AE8E1D
Triadic#1DAE45, #451DAE
Split complementary#1DAE8E, #1D3DAE
Tetradic#3DAE1D, #1D86AE, #8E1DAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G69
B29
Red174 (68.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue16.55°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B 1D
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