Colour

#AE8994

#AE8994
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8994 is a red with RGB values 174, 137, 148 and HSL 342°, 19%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AE8994

RGBrgb(174, 137, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5373, 0.5804

RGB percentages68.2%, 53.7%, 58%

HSLhsl(342.2, 18.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 21.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 21.3%, 14.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,438,484

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#51766B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8F94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#969593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#B5878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.7 Gray · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 18 Thistle · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89AEA3

Analogous#AE89A7, #AE9189

Triadic#94AE89, #8994AE

Split complementary#89AE91, #89A7AE

Tetradic#A7AE89, #89AEA3, #9089AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE4E6

Lighter +20%#D8C5CB

Lighter +10%#C3A7AF

Darker −10%#996B79

Darker −20%#7C5561

Darker −30%#5E4049

Darker −40%#3F2C31

More saturated +25%#C7708A

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R174

G137

B148

Red174 (68.2%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue342.16°

Saturation (HSL)18.59%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 89 · B 94

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