Recognised as Colour
#AE2800
- #AE2800
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE2800 is a red with RGB values 174, 40, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE2800#AE2800
HEX#AE2800
RGBrgb(174, 40, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1569, 0
RGB percentages68.2%, 15.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(13.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 77%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,413,504
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#51D7FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0086AE
Analogous#AE002F, #AE7F00
Triadic#00AE28, #2800AE
Split complementary#00AE7F, #002FAE
Tetradic#2FAE00, #0086AE, #7F00AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G40
B0
Red174 (68.2%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue13.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 28 · B 00
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