Recognised as Colour
#AE989E
- #AE989E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE989E is a red with RGB values 174, 152, 158 and HSL 344°, 12%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AE989E#AE989E
HEX#AE989E
RGBrgb(174, 152, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5961, 0.6196
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(343.6, 12%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 12.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 9.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,334
CSS custom property--colour: #AE989E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#516761
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98AEA8
Analogous#AE98A9, #AE9D98
Triadic#9EAE98, #989EAE
Split complementary#98AE9D, #98A9AE
Tetradic#A9AE98, #98AEA8, #9D98AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G152
B158
Red174 (68.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)11.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 98 · B 9E
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