Recognised as Colour

#AE0036

#AE0036
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AE0036 is a red with RGB values 174, 0, 54 and HSL 341°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AE0036#AE0036

HEX#AE0036

RGBrgb(174, 0, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0, 0.2118

RGB percentages68.2%, 0%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(341.4, 100%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 100%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 69%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,403,318

CSS custom property--colour: #AE0036;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#51FFC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434136no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6131no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#C0001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.5 Firebrick · ΔE 16.6 Crimson · ΔE 18.1 Dark red · ΔE 23.3 Maroon · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00AE78

Analogous#AE008D, #AE2100

Triadic#36AE00, #0036AE

Split complementary#00AE21, #008DAE

Tetradic#8DAE00, #00AE78, #2100AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF7BA4

Lighter +30%#FF4881

Lighter +20%#FF155E

Lighter +10%#E10046

Darker −10%#7B0026

Darker −20%#480016

Darker −30%#150007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AE0036

Less saturated −25%#98163E

Channel breakdown

R174

B54

Red174 (68.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue341.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 00 · B 36

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