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Recognised as Colour

#AE7E78

  • #AE7E78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE7E78 is a red with RGB values 174, 126, 120 and HSL 7°, 25%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE7E78#AE7E78
HEX#AE7E78
RGBrgb(174, 126, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.4941, 0.4706
RGB percentages68.2%, 49.4%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(6.7, 25%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 31%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 27.6%, 31%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,435,640
CSS custom property--colour: #AE7E78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#518187

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#888477no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#938D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B8787Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.5Gray · ΔE 21Dark salmon · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 23.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Tan · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78A8AE
Analogous#AE788D, #AE9978
Triadic#78AE7E, #7E78AE
Split complementary#78AE99, #788DAE
Tetradic#8DAE78, #78A8AE, #9978AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8F8
Lighter +30%#E7D9D8
Lighter +20%#D4BBB8
Lighter +10%#C19C98
Darker −10%#98625B
Darker −20%#784D48
Darker −30%#583935
Darker −40%#382422
More saturated +25%#C9695D
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R174
G126
B120
Red174 (68.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue6.67°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 7E · B 78

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