Recognised as Colour
#AE899D
- #AE899D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE899D is a magenta with RGB values 174, 137, 157 and HSL 328°, 19%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE899D#AE899D
HEX#AE899D
RGBrgb(174, 137, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5373, 0.6157
RGB percentages68.2%, 53.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(327.6, 18.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 21.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 9.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,438,493
CSS custom property--colour: #AE899D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#517662
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89AE9A
Analogous#AC89AE, #AE898B
Triadic#9DAE89, #899DAE
Split complementary#8BAE89, #89AEAC
Tetradic#AEAD89, #89AE9A, #898BAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G137
B157
Red174 (68.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue327.57°
Saturation (HSL)18.59%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 89 · B 9D
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