Recognised as Colour
#AE8E4F
- #AE8E4F
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AE8E4F is a orange with RGB values 174, 142, 79 and HSL 40°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AE8E4F#AE8E4F
HEX#AE8E4F
RGBrgb(174, 142, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5569, 0.3098
RGB percentages68.2%, 55.7%, 31%
HSLhsl(39.8, 37.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.8, 54.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.4%, 54.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,439,695
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8E4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5171B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F6FAE
Analogous#AE5E4F, #9FAE4F
Triadic#4FAE8E, #8E4FAE
Split complementary#4F9FAE, #5E4FAE
Tetradic#4FAE5E, #4F6FAE, #AE4F9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G142
B79
Red174 (68.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue39.79°
Saturation (HSL)37.55%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 8E · B 4F
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