Recognised as Colour

#AE1D3E

#AE1D3E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AE1D3E is a red with RGB values 174, 29, 62 and HSL 346°, 71%, 40%. 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

#AE1D3E#AE1D3E

HEX#AE1D3E

RGBrgb(174, 29, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1137, 0.2431

RGB percentages68.2%, 11.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(346.3, 71.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 83.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 64.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,410,750

CSS custom property--colour: #AE1D3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#51E2C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49473Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E653Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BF002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.3 Indian red · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 21.5 Maroon · ΔE 24.4 Dark red · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DAE8D

Analogous#AE1D86, #AE451D

Triadic#3EAE1D, #1D3EAE

Split complementary#1DAE45, #1D86AE

Tetradic#86AE1D, #1DAE8D, #451DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0A7B7

Lighter +30%#E97B94

Lighter +20%#E24F71

Lighter +10%#DA244E

Darker −10%#82162E

Darker −20%#570E1F

Darker −30%#2B070F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70430

Less saturated −25%#95364C

Channel breakdown

R174

G29

B62

Red174 (68.2%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue346.34°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 1D · B 3E

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Colour harmonies

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