Recognised as Colour
#AE9799
- #AE9799
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AE9799 is a red with RGB values 174, 151, 153 and HSL 355°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AE9799#AE9799
HEX#AE9799
RGBrgb(174, 151, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5922, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(354.8, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.8, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,073
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9799;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#516866
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97AEAC
Analogous#AE97A4, #AEA097
Triadic#99AE97, #9799AE
Split complementary#97AEA0, #97A4AE
Tetradic#A4AE97, #97AEAC, #A197AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G151
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue354.78°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 97 · B 99
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