Recognised as Colour
#AE0A29
- #AE0A29
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE0A29 is a red with RGB values 174, 10, 41 and HSL 349°, 89%, 36%. 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
#AE0A29#AE0A29
HEX#AE0A29
RGBrgb(174, 10, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0392, 0.1608
RGB percentages68.2%, 3.9%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(348.7, 89.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 94.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 94.3%, 76.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,405,865
CSS custom property--colour: #AE0A29;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 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#2F2F2F
Inverted#51F5D6
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#0AAE8F
Analogous#AE0A7B, #AE3D0A
Triadic#29AE0A, #0A29AE
Split complementary#0AAE3D, #0A7BAE
Tetradic#7BAE0A, #0AAE8F, #3D0AAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G10
B41
Red174 (68.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue348.66°
Saturation (HSL)89.13%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 0A · B 29
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