Recognised as Colour
#AE9499
- #AE9499
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE9499 is a red with RGB values 174, 148, 153 and HSL 348°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE9499#AE9499
HEX#AE9499
RGBrgb(174, 148, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5804, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 58%, 60%
HSLhsl(348.5, 13.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 14.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,441,305
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#516B66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94AEA9
Analogous#AE94A6, #AE9C94
Triadic#99AE94, #9499AE
Split complementary#94AE9C, #94A6AE
Tetradic#A6AE94, #94AEA9, #9C94AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G148
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue348.46°
Saturation (HSL)13.83%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 94 · B 99
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