Recognised as Colour
#AEA899
- #AEA899
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AEA899 is a orange with RGB values 174, 168, 153 and HSL 43°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AEA899#AEA899
HEX#AEA899
RGBrgb(174, 168, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6588, 0.6
RGB percentages68.2%, 65.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(42.9, 11.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 12.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 12.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,446,425
CSS custom property--colour: #AEA899;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#515766
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#999FAE
Analogous#AE9D99, #AAAE99
Triadic#99AEA8, #A899AE
Split complementary#99A9AE, #9D99AE
Tetradic#99AE9D, #999FAE, #AE99A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G168
B153
Red174 (68.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.48%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G A8 · B 99
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