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Recognised as Colour

#AE1761

  • #AE1761
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE1761 is a red with RGB values 174, 23, 97 and HSL 331°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE1761#AE1761
HEX#AE1761
RGBrgb(174, 23, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.0902, 0.3804
RGB percentages68.2%, 9%, 38%
HSLhsl(330.6, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 86.8%, 44.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,409,249
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1761;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#51E89E

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3F4963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#67655Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BD003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#17AE64
Analogous#AE17AD, #AE1817
Triadic#61AE17, #1761AE
Split complementary#17AE18, #17ADAE
Tetradic#ADAE17, #17AE64, #1817AE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F29FC8
Lighter +30%#EC72AE
Lighter +20%#E64594
Lighter +10%#DB1D7A
Darker −10%#811148
Darker −20%#540B2F
Darker −30%#270516
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C50061
Less saturated −25%#953061

Channel breakdown

R174
G23
B97
Red174 (68.2%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue330.6°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 17 · B 61

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