Recognised as Colour
#AE120A
- #AE120A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE120A is a red with RGB values 174, 18, 10 and HSL 3°, 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
#AE120A#AE120A
HEX#AE120A
RGBrgb(174, 18, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0706, 0.0392
RGB percentages68.2%, 7.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(2.9, 89.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 94.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 89.7%, 94.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,407,882
CSS custom property--colour: #AE120A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#51EDF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AA6AE
Analogous#AE0A54, #AE640A
Triadic#0AAE12, #120AAE
Split complementary#0AAE64, #0A54AE
Tetradic#54AE0A, #0AA6AE, #640AAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G18
B10
Red174 (68.2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue2.93°
Saturation (HSL)89.13%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 12 · B 0A
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