Colour
#AE1947
- #AE1947
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AE1947 is a red with RGB values 174, 25, 71 and HSL 341°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AE1947#AE1947
HEX#AE1947
RGBrgb(174, 25, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.098, 0.2784
RGB percentages68.2%, 9.8%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(341.5, 74.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 85.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 85.6%, 59.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,409,735
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1947;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#51E6B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#19AE80
Analogous#AE1992, #AE3519
Triadic#47AE19, #1947AE
Split complementary#19AE35, #1992AE
Tetradic#92AE19, #19AE80, #3519AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G25
B71
Red174 (68.2%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue341.48°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 19 · B 47
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