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Recognised as Colour

#AE295C

  • #AE295C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE295C is a red with RGB values 174, 41, 92 and HSL 337°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE295C#AE295C
HEX#AE295C
RGBrgb(174, 41, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1608, 0.3608
RGB percentages68.2%, 16.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(337, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 47.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,413,852
CSS custom property--colour: #AE295C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#51D6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BD0B3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9Indian red · ΔE 25.8Brown · ΔE 28.4Hot pink · ΔE 29.9Light coral · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29AE7B
Analogous#AE299F, #AE3829
Triadic#5CAE29, #295CAE
Split complementary#29AE39, #299FAE
Tetradic#9FAE29, #29AE7B, #3829AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEB5CB
Lighter +30%#E48CAE
Lighter +20%#DA6391
Lighter +10%#D03A73
Darker −10%#851F46
Darker −20%#5B1630
Darker −30%#320C1B
Darker −40%#090205
More saturated +25%#C90E56
Less saturated −25%#934462

Channel breakdown

R174
G41
B92
Red174 (68.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue336.99°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 29 · B 5C

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