Recognised as Colour
#AE9B9E
- #AE9B9E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE9B9E is a red with RGB values 174, 155, 158 and HSL 351°, 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
#AE9B9E#AE9B9E
HEX#AE9B9E
RGBrgb(174, 155, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6078, 0.6196
RGB percentages68.2%, 60.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(350.5, 10.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 10.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 9.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,102
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9B9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 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#516461
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#9BAEAB
Analogous#AE9BA8, #AEA19B
Triadic#9EAE9B, #9B9EAE
Split complementary#9BAEA1, #9BA7AE
Tetradic#A7AE9B, #9BAEAB, #A19BAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G155
B158
Red174 (68.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue350.53°
Saturation (HSL)10.5%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9B · B 9E
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