Colour
#AE0004
- #AE0004
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE0004 is a red with RGB values 174, 0, 4 and HSL 359°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE0004#AE0004
HEX#AE0004
RGBrgb(174, 0, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0, 0.0157
RGB percentages68.2%, 0%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(358.6, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 97.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,403,268
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0004;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#51FFFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00AEAA
Analogous#AE005B, #AE5300
Triadic#04AE00, #0004AE
Split complementary#00AE53, #005BAE
Tetradic#5BAE00, #00AEAA, #5300AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G0
B4
Red174 (68.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue358.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 00 · B 04
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