Recognised as Colour

#AE8D86

#AE8D86
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE8D86 is a red with RGB values 174, 141, 134 and HSL 11°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE8D86#AE8D86

HEX#AE8D86

RGBrgb(174, 141, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5529, 0.5255

RGB percentages68.2%, 55.3%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(10.5, 19.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 23%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 19%, 23%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,439,494

CSS custom property--colour: #AE8D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#517279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9786no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B6898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.3 Dark grey · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Silver · ΔE 21.5 Tan · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86A7AE

Analogous#AE8693, #AEA186

Triadic#86AE8D, #8D86AE

Split complementary#86AEA1, #8693AE

Tetradic#93AE86, #86A7AE, #A186AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE3E2

Lighter +20%#D7C7C3

Lighter +10%#C2AAA5

Darker −10%#9A7067

Darker −20%#7B5A53

Darker −30%#5D443E

Darker −40%#3E2D2A

More saturated +25%#C77D6D

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R174

G141

B134

Red174 (68.2%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue10.5°

Saturation (HSL)19.8%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 8D · B 86

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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