Recognised as Colour
#AE1C06
- #AE1C06
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE1C06 is a red with RGB values 174, 28, 6 and HSL 8°, 93%, 35%. 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
#AE1C06#AE1C06
HEX#AE1C06
RGBrgb(174, 28, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1098, 0.0235
RGB percentages68.2%, 11%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(7.9, 93.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 96.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 83.9%, 96.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,410,438
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1C06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#51E3F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0698AE
Analogous#AE0644, #AE7006
Triadic#06AE1C, #1C06AE
Split complementary#06AE70, #0644AE
Tetradic#44AE06, #0698AE, #7006AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G28
B6
Red174 (68.2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue7.86°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 1C · B 06
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