Recognised as Colour

#AE8388

#AE8388
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8388 is a red with RGB values 174, 131, 136 and HSL 353°, 21%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE8388#AE8388

HEX#AE8388

RGBrgb(174, 131, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5137, 0.5333

RGB percentages68.2%, 51.4%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(353, 21%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353, 24.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 21.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,436,936

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#517C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#949187no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B68085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.4 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.9 Light pink · ΔE 24.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83AEA9

Analogous#AE839E, #AE9383

Triadic#88AE83, #8388AE

Split complementary#83AE93, #839EAE

Tetradic#9EAE83, #83AEA9, #9383AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EAE0E1

Lighter +20%#D6C1C3

Lighter +10%#C2A2A6

Darker −10%#9A646B

Darker −20%#7B5055

Darker −30%#5C3C40

Darker −40%#3D282A

More saturated +25%#C86974

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R174

G131

B136

Red174 (68.2%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue353.02°

Saturation (HSL)20.98%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 83 · B 88

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Colour values

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