Recognised as Colour
#AE9C91
- #AE9C91
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE9C91 is a orange with RGB values 174, 156, 145 and HSL 23°, 15%, 63%. 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
#AE9C91#AE9C91
HEX#AE9C91
RGBrgb(174, 156, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6118, 0.5686
RGB percentages68.2%, 61.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(22.8, 15.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.8, 16.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 16.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,345
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9C91;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#51636E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91A3AE
Analogous#AE9194, #AEAB91
Triadic#91AE9C, #9C91AE
Split complementary#91AEAB, #9194AE
Tetradic#94AE91, #91A3AE, #AB91AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G156
B145
Red174 (68.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue22.76°
Saturation (HSL)15.18%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9C · B 91
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