Colour
#AE1C18
- #AE1C18
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE1C18 is a red with RGB values 174, 28, 24 and HSL 2°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE1C18#AE1C18
HEX#AE1C18
RGBrgb(174, 28, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1098, 0.0941
RGB percentages68.2%, 11%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(1.6, 75.8%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 86.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 83.9%, 86.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,410,456
CSS custom property--colour: #AE1C18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#51E3E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#18AAAE
Analogous#AE185F, #AE6718
Triadic#18AE1C, #1C18AE
Split complementary#18AE67, #185FAE
Tetradic#5FAE18, #18AAAE, #6718AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G28
B24
Red174 (68.2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue1.6°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 1C · B 18
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