Recognised as Colour
#AE8F99
- #AE8F99
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE8F99 is a red with RGB values 174, 143, 153 and HSL 341°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE8F99#AE8F99
HEX#AE8F99
RGBrgb(174, 143, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5608, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 56.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(340.6, 16.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 17.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,440,025
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8F99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#517066
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FAEA4
Analogous#AE8FA8, #AE958F
Triadic#99AE8F, #8F99AE
Split complementary#8FAE95, #8FA8AE
Tetradic#A8AE8F, #8FAEA4, #958FAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G143
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue340.65°
Saturation (HSL)16.06%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 8F · B 99
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