Colour

#AE1A37

#AE1A37
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AE1A37 is a red with RGB values 174, 26, 55 and HSL 348°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AE1A37#AE1A37

HEX#AE1A37

RGBrgb(174, 26, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.102, 0.2157

RGB percentages68.2%, 10.2%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(348.2, 74%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 85.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 68.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,409,975

CSS custom property--colour: #AE1A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#51E5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494637no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6432no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.7 Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Crimson · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Maroon · ΔE 21.5 Dark red · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1AAE91

Analogous#AE1A81, #AE471A

Triadic#37AE1A, #1A37AE

Split complementary#1AAE47, #1A81AE

Tetradic#81AE1A, #1AAE91, #471AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1A3B2

Lighter +30%#EB768D

Lighter +20%#E44A68

Lighter +10%#DA2145

Darker −10%#821329

Darker −20%#550D1B

Darker −30%#29060D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70128

Less saturated −25%#953346

Channel breakdown

R174

G26

B55

Red174 (68.2%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue348.24°

Saturation (HSL)74%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 1A · B 37

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