Recognised as Colour
#AE9694
- #AE9694
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE9694 is a red with RGB values 174, 150, 148 and HSL 5°, 14%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE9694#AE9694
HEX#AE9694
RGBrgb(174, 150, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5882, 0.5804
RGB percentages68.2%, 58.8%, 58%
HSLhsl(4.6, 13.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 14.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 14.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,441,812
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9694;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#51696B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94ACAE
Analogous#AE949F, #AEA394
Triadic#94AE96, #9694AE
Split complementary#94AEA3, #949FAE
Tetradic#9FAE94, #94ACAE, #A394AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G150
B148
Red174 (68.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue4.62°
Saturation (HSL)13.83%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 96 · B 94
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