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Recognised as Colour

#AE6669

  • #AE6669
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE6669 is a red with RGB values 174, 102, 105 and HSL 358°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE6669#AE6669
HEX#AE6669
RGBrgb(174, 102, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4, 0.4118
RGB percentages68.2%, 40%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(357.5, 30.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 41.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 39.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,481
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6669;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#519996

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747269no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#868068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BB5E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Indian red · ΔE 19.3Pale violetred · ΔE 21.4Light coral · ΔE 21.9Dark salmon · ΔE 25.1Sienna · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66AEAB
Analogous#AE668D, #AE8766
Triadic#69AE66, #6669AE
Split complementary#66AE87, #668DAE
Tetradic#8DAE66, #66AEAB, #8766AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EBEC
Lighter +30%#E3CACB
Lighter +20%#D1A9AA
Lighter +10%#C0878A
Darker −10%#934E51
Darker −20%#723C3E
Darker −30%#502B2C
Darker −40%#2F191A
More saturated +25%#CB494E
Less saturated −25%#918384

Channel breakdown

R174
G102
B105
Red174 (68.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue357.5°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 66 · B 69

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