Colour

#AE263E

#AE263E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AE263E is a red with RGB values 174, 38, 62 and HSL 349°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AE263E#AE263E

HEX#AE263E

RGBrgb(174, 38, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.149, 0.2431

RGB percentages68.2%, 14.9%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(349.4, 64.2%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 78.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 78.2%, 64.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,413,054

CSS custom property--colour: #AE263E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#51D9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4A3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#70663Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Tritanopia#BF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.3 Firebrick · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Crimson · ΔE 22.2 Maroon · ΔE 23.2 Dark red · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26AE96

Analogous#AE2682, #AE5226

Triadic#3EAE26, #263EAE

Split complementary#26AE52, #2682AE

Tetradic#82AE26, #26AE96, #5226AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEB2BC

Lighter +30%#E58898

Lighter +20%#DC5E74

Lighter +10%#D33450

Darker −10%#841D2F

Darker −20%#5A1420

Darker −30%#300B11

Darker −40%#070102

More saturated +25%#C90C2D

Less saturated −25%#93414F

Channel breakdown

R174

G38

B62

Red174 (68.2%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue349.41°

Saturation (HSL)64.15%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 26 · B 3E

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