Recognised as Colour
#AE968C
- #AE968C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE968C is a orange with RGB values 174, 150, 140 and HSL 18°, 17%, 62%. 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
#AE968C#AE968C
HEX#AE968C
RGBrgb(174, 150, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5882, 0.549
RGB percentages68.2%, 58.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(17.6, 17.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 19.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 19.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,441,804
CSS custom property--colour: #AE968C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#516973
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CA4AE
Analogous#AE8C93, #AEA78C
Triadic#8CAE96, #968CAE
Split complementary#8CAEA7, #8C93AE
Tetradic#93AE8C, #8CA4AE, #A78CAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G150
B140
Red174 (68.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue17.65°
Saturation (HSL)17.35%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 96 · B 8C
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