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Recognised as Colour

#AE727E

  • #AE727E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE727E is a red with RGB values 174, 114, 126 and HSL 348°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE727E#AE727E
HEX#AE727E
RGBrgb(174, 114, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4471, 0.4941
RGB percentages68.2%, 44.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(348, 27%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 34.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.5%, 27.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,432,574
CSS custom property--colour: #AE727E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#518D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7C7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A877Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B86D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Gray · ΔE 25.6Light coral · ΔE 26.6Light pink · ΔE 26.6Indian red · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72AEA2
Analogous#AE729C, #AE8472
Triadic#7EAE72, #727EAE
Split complementary#72AE84, #729CAE
Tetradic#9CAE72, #72AEA2, #8472AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F4F5
Lighter +30%#E6D3D7
Lighter +20%#D3B3B9
Lighter +10%#C1929C
Darker −10%#975663
Darker −20%#76444E
Darker −30%#563139
Darker −40%#351F23
More saturated +25%#CA566D
Less saturated −25%#928E8F

Channel breakdown

R174
G114
B126
Red174 (68.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 72 · B 7E

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