Recognised as Colour
#AE0612
- #AE0612
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE0612 is a red with RGB values 174, 6, 18 and HSL 356°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE0612#AE0612
HEX#AE0612
RGBrgb(174, 6, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0235, 0.0706
RGB percentages68.2%, 2.4%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(355.7, 93.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 96.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 96.6%, 89.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,404,818
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0612;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#51F9ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#06AEA2
Analogous#AE0666, #AE4E06
Triadic#12AE06, #0612AE
Split complementary#06AE4E, #0666AE
Tetradic#66AE06, #06AEA2, #4E06AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G6
B18
Red174 (68.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 06 · B 12
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