Colour

#AE738D

#AE738D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE738D is a red with RGB values 174, 115, 141 and HSL 334°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AE738D

RGBrgb(174, 115, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.451, 0.5529

RGB percentages68.2%, 45.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(333.6, 26.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.6, 33.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 19%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,845

CSS custom property--colour: #AE738D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#518C72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797E8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#87888Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B6717Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 25.7 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Light pink · ΔE 27.5 Thistle · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73AE94

Analogous#AE73AA, #AE7673

Triadic#8DAE73, #738DAE

Split complementary#73AE76, #73ABAE

Tetradic#ABAE73, #73AE94, #7773AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4F6

Lighter +30%#E6D4DC

Lighter +20%#D3B4C2

Lighter +10%#C193A7

Darker −10%#975773

Darker −20%#76455B

Darker −30%#563242

Darker −40%#361F29

More saturated +25%#CA578A

Less saturated −25%#928F90

Channel breakdown

R174

G115

B141

Red174 (68.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue333.56°

Saturation (HSL)26.7%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 73 · B 8D

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