Recognised as Colour
#AE4720
- #AE4720
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AE4720 is a orange with RGB values 174, 71, 32 and HSL 16°, 69%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AE4720#AE4720
HEX#AE4720
RGBrgb(174, 71, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2784, 0.1255
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.8%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(16.5, 68.9%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 81.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 81.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,472
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#51B8DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2087AE
Analogous#AE2040, #AE8E20
Triadic#20AE47, #4720AE
Split complementary#20AE8E, #2040AE
Tetradic#40AE20, #2087AE, #8E20AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G71
B32
Red174 (68.2%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue16.48°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 47 · B 20
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