Recognised as Colour
#AE8685
- #AE8685
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE8685 is a red with RGB values 174, 134, 133 and HSL 1°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE8685#AE8685
HEX#AE8685
RGBrgb(174, 134, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5255, 0.5216
RGB percentages68.2%, 52.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(1.5, 20.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 23.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 23%, 23.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,701
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8685;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#51797A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85ADAE
Analogous#AE8599, #AE9B85
Triadic#85AE86, #8685AE
Split complementary#85AE9B, #8599AE
Tetradic#99AE85, #85ADAE, #9B85AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G134
B133
Red174 (68.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue1.46°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 86 · B 85
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