Recognised as Colour
#AE8F8B
- #AE8F8B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE8F8B is a red with RGB values 174, 143, 139 and HSL 7°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE8F8B#AE8F8B
HEX#AE8F8B
RGBrgb(174, 143, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5608, 0.5451
RGB percentages68.2%, 56.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(6.9, 17.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 20.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 20.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,011
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8F8B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#517074
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BAAAE
Analogous#AE8B99, #AEA18B
Triadic#8BAE8F, #8F8BAE
Split complementary#8BAEA1, #8B99AE
Tetradic#99AE8B, #8BAAAE, #A18BAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G143
B139
Red174 (68.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue6.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.77%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 8F · B 8B
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