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Recognised as Colour

#AE7B77

  • #AE7B77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE7B77 is a red with RGB values 174, 123, 119 and HSL 4°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE7B77#AE7B77
HEX#AE7B77
RGBrgb(174, 123, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4824, 0.4667
RGB percentages68.2%, 48.2%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(4.4, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 31.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,434,871
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7B77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#518488

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858277no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#918C76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B9757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.2Gray · ΔE 22Dark salmon · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 25Dark grey · ΔE 25.2Light pink · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77AAAE
Analogous#AE778E, #AE9777
Triadic#77AE7B, #7B77AE
Split complementary#77AE97, #778FAE
Tetradic#8EAE77, #77AAAE, #9777AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7F7
Lighter +30%#E7D8D7
Lighter +20%#D4B9B7
Lighter +10%#C19A97
Darker −10%#985F5A
Darker −20%#784B47
Darker −30%#583734
Darker −40%#382321
More saturated +25%#C9645C
Less saturated −25%#939292

Channel breakdown

R174
G123
B119
Red174 (68.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue4.36°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 7B · B 77

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