Recognised as Colour
#AE132C
- #AE132C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE132C is a red with RGB values 174, 19, 44 and HSL 350°, 80%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE132C#AE132C
HEX#AE132C
RGBrgb(174, 19, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0745, 0.1725
RGB percentages68.2%, 7.5%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(350.3, 80.3%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 89.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 89.1%, 74.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,408,172
CSS custom property--colour: #AE132C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#51ECD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13AE95
Analogous#AE137A, #AE4713
Triadic#2CAE13, #132CAE
Split complementary#13AE47, #137AAE
Tetradic#7AAE13, #13AE95, #4713AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G19
B44
Red174 (68.2%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue350.32°
Saturation (HSL)80.31%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 13 · B 2C
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