Recognised as Colour
#AE0537
- #AE0537
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AE0537 is a red with RGB values 174, 5, 55 and HSL 342°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AE0537#AE0537
HEX#AE0537
RGBrgb(174, 5, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0196, 0.2157
RGB percentages68.2%, 2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(342.2, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 97.1%, 68.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,404,599
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0537;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#51FAC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05AE7C
Analogous#AE058B, #AE2705
Triadic#37AE05, #0537AE
Split complementary#05AE27, #058BAE
Tetradic#8CAE05, #05AE7C, #2805AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G5
B55
Red174 (68.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue342.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 05 · B 37
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