Recognised as Colour

#AE8B83

#AE8B83
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8B83 is a red with RGB values 174, 139, 131 and HSL 11°, 21%, 60%. 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

#AE8B83#AE8B83

HEX#AE8B83

RGBrgb(174, 139, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5451, 0.5137

RGB percentages68.2%, 54.5%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(11.2, 21%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 24.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 20.1%, 24.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,438,979

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8B83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#51747C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938F82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9683no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B78789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.3 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Tan · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Silver · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83A6AE

Analogous#AE8390, #AEA083

Triadic#83AE8B, #8B83AE

Split complementary#83AEA0, #8391AE

Tetradic#91AE83, #83A6AE, #A083AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EAE2E0

Lighter +20%#D6C5C1

Lighter +10%#C2A8A2

Darker −10%#9A6E64

Darker −20%#7B5850

Darker −30%#5C423C

Darker −40%#3D2C28

More saturated +25%#C87B69

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R174

G139

B131

Red174 (68.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue11.16°

Saturation (HSL)20.98%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 8B · B 83

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