Colour
#AE978E
- #AE978E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE978E is a orange with RGB values 174, 151, 142 and HSL 17°, 16%, 62%. 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
#AE978E#AE978E
HEX#AE978E
RGBrgb(174, 151, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5922, 0.5569
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(16.9, 16.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.9, 18.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 18.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,062
CSS custom property--colour: #AE978E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33085WCAG 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 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#516871
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EA5AE
Analogous#AE8E95, #AEA78E
Triadic#8EAE97, #978EAE
Split complementary#8EAEA7, #8E95AE
Tetradic#95AE8E, #8EA5AE, #A78EAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G151
B142
Red174 (68.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue16.87°
Saturation (HSL)16.49%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 97 · B 8E
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