Recognised as Colour
#AE1900
- #AE1900
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE1900 is a red with RGB values 174, 25, 0 and HSL 9°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE1900#AE1900
HEX#AE1900
RGBrgb(174, 25, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.098, 0
RGB percentages68.2%, 9.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(8.6, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 85.6%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,409,664
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#51E6FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0095AE
Analogous#AE003E, #AE7000
Triadic#00AE19, #1900AE
Split complementary#00AE70, #003EAE
Tetradic#3EAE00, #0095AE, #7000AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G25
B0
Red174 (68.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue8.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 19 · B 00
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