Recognised as Colour
#AE4C28
- #AE4C28
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AE4C28 is a orange with RGB values 174, 76, 40 and HSL 16°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AE4C28#AE4C28
HEX#AE4C28
RGBrgb(174, 76, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.298, 0.1569
RGB percentages68.2%, 29.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(16.1, 62.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.1, 77%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 77%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,422,760
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4C28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#51B3D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#288AAE
Analogous#AE2847, #AE8F28
Triadic#28AE4C, #4C28AE
Split complementary#28AE8F, #2847AE
Tetradic#47AE28, #288AAE, #8F28AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G76
B40
Red174 (68.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue16.12°
Saturation (HSL)62.62%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 4C · B 28
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