Recognised as Colour

#AE817B

#AE817B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE817B is a red with RGB values 174, 129, 123 and HSL 7°, 24%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE817B#AE817B

HEX#AE817B

RGBrgb(174, 129, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5059, 0.4824

RGB percentages68.2%, 50.6%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(7.1, 23.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 29.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 25.9%, 29.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,436,411

CSS custom property--colour: #AE817B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#517E84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A877Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#958F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B87C7Fno 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 text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.5 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.2 Tan · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BA8AE

Analogous#AE7B8F, #AE9B7B

Triadic#7BAE81, #817BAE

Split complementary#7BAE9A, #7B8FAE

Tetradic#8FAE7B, #7BA8AE, #9A7BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAF9

Lighter +30%#E8DCDA

Lighter +20%#D5BDBA

Lighter +10%#C19F9B

Darker −10%#98645E

Darker −20%#79504A

Darker −30%#593B37

Darker −40%#3A2623

More saturated +25%#C96D60

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R174

G129

B123

Red174 (68.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue7.06°

Saturation (HSL)23.94%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 81 · B 7B

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Colour values

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