Recognised as Colour
#AE9B9D
- #AE9B9D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE9B9D is a red with RGB values 174, 155, 157 and HSL 354°, 10%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AE9B9D#AE9B9D
HEX#AE9B9D
RGBrgb(174, 155, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6078, 0.6157
RGB percentages68.2%, 60.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(353.7, 10.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 10.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 9.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,101
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9B9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#516462
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BAEAC
Analogous#AE9BA7, #AEA29B
Triadic#9DAE9B, #9B9DAE
Split complementary#9BAEA2, #9BA7AE
Tetradic#A6AE9B, #9BAEAC, #A29BAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G155
B157
Red174 (68.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue353.68°
Saturation (HSL)10.5%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9B · B 9D
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