Recognised as Colour
#AE4608
- #AE4608
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#AE4608 is a orange with RGB values 174, 70, 8 and HSL 22°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#AE4608#AE4608
HEX#AE4608
RGBrgb(174, 70, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2745, 0.0314
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.5%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(22.4, 91.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.4, 95.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 95.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,192
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4608;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13397WCAG 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 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#51B9F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0870AE
Analogous#AE081D, #AE9908
Triadic#08AE46, #4608AE
Split complementary#08AE99, #081DAE
Tetradic#1DAE08, #0870AE, #9908AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G70
B8
Red174 (68.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue22.41°
Saturation (HSL)91.21%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 46 · B 08
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