Recognised as Colour

#AE8484

#AE8484
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8484 is a red with RGB values 174, 132, 132 and HSL 0°, 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

#AE8484#AE8484

HEX#AE8484

RGBrgb(174, 132, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5176, 0.5176

RGB percentages68.2%, 51.8%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(0, 20.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 24.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 24.1%, 24.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,437,188

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8484;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#517B7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8A84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#959183no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B78084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.6 Gray · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 25 Silver · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84AEAE

Analogous#AE8499, #AE9984

Triadic#84AE84, #8484AE

Split complementary#84AE99, #8499AE

Tetradic#99AE84, #84AEAE, #9984AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE0E0

Lighter +20%#D7C2C2

Lighter +10%#C2A3A3

Darker −10%#9A6565

Darker −20%#7B5151

Darker −30%#5C3D3D

Darker −40%#3E2929

More saturated +25%#C86B6B

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R174

G132

B132

Red174 (68.2%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)20.59%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 84 · B 84

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