Recognised as Colour
#AE8A9A
- #AE8A9A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE8A9A is a red with RGB values 174, 138, 154 and HSL 333°, 18%, 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
#AE8A9A#AE8A9A
HEX#AE8A9A
RGBrgb(174, 138, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5412, 0.6039
RGB percentages68.2%, 54.1%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(333.3, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.3, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.7%, 11.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,438,746
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8A9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#517565
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AAE9E
Analogous#AE8AAC, #AE8C8A
Triadic#9AAE8A, #8A9AAE
Split complementary#8AAE8C, #8AACAE
Tetradic#ACAE8A, #8AAE9E, #8C8AAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G138
B154
Red174 (68.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue333.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 8A · B 9A
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