Recognised as Colour
#AE9D71
- #AE9D71
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AE9D71 is a orange with RGB values 174, 157, 113 and HSL 43°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AE9D71#AE9D71
HEX#AE9D71
RGBrgb(174, 157, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6157, 0.4431
RGB percentages68.2%, 61.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(43.3, 27.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 35.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 35.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,569
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9D71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#51628E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7182AE
Analogous#AE7F71, #A1AE71
Triadic#71AE9D, #9D71AE
Split complementary#71A1AE, #7E71AE
Tetradic#71AE7E, #7182AE, #AE71A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G157
B113
Red174 (68.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue43.28°
Saturation (HSL)27.35%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9D · B 71
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