Recognised as Colour
#AE072A
- #AE072A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE072A is a red with RGB values 174, 7, 42 and HSL 347°, 92%, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE072A#AE072A
HEX#AE072A
RGBrgb(174, 7, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0275, 0.1647
RGB percentages68.2%, 2.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(347.4, 92.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 96%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 75.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,405,098
CSS custom property--colour: #AE072A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#51F8D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07AE8B
Analogous#AE077D, #AE3807
Triadic#2AAE07, #072AAE
Split complementary#07AE38, #077EAE
Tetradic#7EAE07, #07AE8B, #3807AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G7
B42
Red174 (68.2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue347.43°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 07 · B 2A
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