Recognised as Colour
#AE8359
- #AE8359
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AE8359 is a orange with RGB values 174, 131, 89 and HSL 30°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AE8359#AE8359
HEX#AE8359
RGBrgb(174, 131, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5137, 0.349
RGB percentages68.2%, 51.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(29.6, 34.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 48.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 48.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,436,889
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8359;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25953WCAG 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 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#517CA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5984AE
Analogous#AE5959, #AEAD59
Triadic#59AE83, #8359AE
Split complementary#59AEAD, #595AAE
Tetradic#5AAE59, #5984AE, #AE59AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G131
B89
Red174 (68.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue29.65°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 83 · B 59
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