Recognised as Colour
#AE8517
- #AE8517
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AE8517 is a orange with RGB values 174, 133, 23 and HSL 44°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AE8517#AE8517
HEX#AE8517
RGBrgb(174, 133, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5216, 0.0902
RGB percentages68.2%, 52.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(43.7, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.7, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 23.6%, 86.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,335
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8517;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#517AE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1740AE
Analogous#AE3A17, #8CAE17
Triadic#17AE85, #8517AE
Split complementary#178CAE, #3917AE
Tetradic#17AE3A, #1740AE, #AE178C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G133
B23
Red174 (68.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue43.71°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 85 · B 17
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