Recognised as Colour
#AE9FA1
- #AE9FA1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AE9FA1 is a red with RGB values 174, 159, 161 and HSL 352°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AE9FA1#AE9FA1
HEX#AE9FA1
RGBrgb(174, 159, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6235, 0.6314
RGB percentages68.2%, 62.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(352, 8.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352, 8.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 7.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,444,129
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9FA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#51605E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FAEAC
Analogous#AE9FA9, #AEA59F
Triadic#A1AE9F, #9FA1AE
Split complementary#9FAEA5, #9FA9AE
Tetradic#A9AE9F, #9FAEAC, #A49FAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G159
B161
Red174 (68.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue352°
Saturation (HSL)8.47%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9F · B A1
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page