Colour

#AE8881

#AE8881
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8881 is a red with RGB values 174, 136, 129 and HSL 9°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE8881#AE8881

HEX#AE8881

RGBrgb(174, 136, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5333, 0.5059

RGB percentages68.2%, 53.3%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(9.3, 21.7%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 25.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 25.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,438,209

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8881;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#51777E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908C80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#999481no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B78386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.7 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Silver · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81A7AE

Analogous#AE8191, #AE9E81

Triadic#81AE88, #8881AE

Split complementary#81AE9F, #8190AE

Tetradic#90AE81, #81A7AE, #9E81AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFD

Lighter +30%#EAE0DE

Lighter +20%#D6C3BF

Lighter +10%#C2A5A0

Darker −10%#996B63

Darker −20%#7A554F

Darker −30%#5B403B

Darker −40%#3C2A27

More saturated +25%#C87667

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R174

G136

B129

Red174 (68.2%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue9.33°

Saturation (HSL)21.74%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 88 · B 81

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