Recognised as Colour
#AE8256
- #AE8256
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AE8256 is a orange with RGB values 174, 130, 86 and HSL 30°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AE8256#AE8256
HEX#AE8256
RGBrgb(174, 130, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5098, 0.3373
RGB percentages68.2%, 51%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(30, 35.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 50.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.3%, 50.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,630
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8256;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#517DA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5682AE
Analogous#AE5656, #AEAE56
Triadic#56AE82, #8256AE
Split complementary#56AEAE, #5656AE
Tetradic#56AE56, #5682AE, #AE56AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G130
B86
Red174 (68.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)35.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 82 · B 56
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