Recognised as Colour
#AE5725
- #AE5725
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#AE5725 is a orange with RGB values 174, 87, 37 and HSL 22°, 65%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#AE5725#AE5725
HEX#AE5725
RGBrgb(174, 87, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3412, 0.1451
RGB percentages68.2%, 34.1%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(21.9, 64.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.9, 78.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 78.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,425,573
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5725;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#51A8DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#257CAE
Analogous#AE2537, #AE9C25
Triadic#25AE57, #5725AE
Split complementary#25AE9B, #2538AE
Tetradic#38AE25, #257CAE, #9B25AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G87
B37
Red174 (68.2%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue21.9°
Saturation (HSL)64.93%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 57 · B 25
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