Recognised as Colour

#AE6C5B

#AE6C5B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#AE6C5B is a red with RGB values 174, 108, 91 and HSL 12°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AE6C5B#AE6C5B

HEX#AE6C5B

RGBrgb(174, 108, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4235, 0.3569

RGB percentages68.2%, 42.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(12.3, 33.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 47.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 37.9%, 47.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,431,003

CSS custom property--colour: #AE6C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#5193A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C755Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C825Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BC6268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 18 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4 Indian red · ΔE 20.5 Light coral · ΔE 23 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5B9DAE

Analogous#AE5B74, #AE965B

Triadic#5BAE6C, #6C5BAE

Split complementary#5BAE96, #5B73AE

Tetradic#73AE5B, #5B9DAE, #965BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1E6E4

Lighter +30%#E1C8C1

Lighter +20%#D0A99F

Lighter +10%#BF8B7D

Darker −10%#8F5647

Darker −20%#6D4136

Darker −30%#4B2D25

Darker −40%#291814

More saturated +25%#CD5A3C

Less saturated −25%#8F7E7A

Channel breakdown

R174

G108

B91

Red174 (68.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue12.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.88%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 6C · B 5B

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