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Recognised as Colour

#AE7677

  • #AE7677
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE7677 is a red with RGB values 174, 118, 119 and HSL 359°, 26%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE7677#AE7677
HEX#AE7677
RGBrgb(174, 118, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4627, 0.4667
RGB percentages68.2%, 46.3%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(358.9, 25.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 32.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 31.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,433,591
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7677;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#518988

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#807E77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B97077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#76AEAD
Analogous#AE7693, #AE9176
Triadic#77AE76, #7677AE
Split complementary#76AE91, #7693AE
Tetradic#93AE76, #76AEAD, #9176AE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FAF6F6
Lighter +30%#E7D6D6
Lighter +20%#D4B6B7
Lighter +10%#C19697
Darker −10%#975A5B
Darker −20%#774747
Darker −30%#573434
Darker −40%#372121
More saturated +25%#C95B5D
Less saturated −25%#939191

Channel breakdown

R174
G118
B119
Red174 (68.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue358.93°
Saturation (HSL)25.69%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 76 · B 77

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