Recognised as Colour
#AE9EA2
- #AE9EA2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE9EA2 is a red with RGB values 174, 158, 162 and HSL 345°, 9%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AE9EA2#AE9EA2
HEX#AE9EA2
RGBrgb(174, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages68.2%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(345, 9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 9.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 6.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,443,874
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9EA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#51615D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EAEAA
Analogous#AE9EAA, #AEA29E
Triadic#A2AE9E, #9EA2AE
Split complementary#9EAEA2, #9EAAAE
Tetradic#AAAE9E, #9EAEAA, #A29EAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G158
B162
Red174 (68.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)8.99%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9E · B A2
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