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Recognised as Colour

#AE2B59

  • #AE2B59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE2B59 is a red with RGB values 174, 43, 89 and HSL 339°, 60%, 43%. 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

#AE2B59#AE2B59
HEX#AE2B59
RGBrgb(174, 43, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1686, 0.349
RGB percentages68.2%, 16.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(338.9, 60.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 75.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 48.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,414,361
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2B59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#51D4A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6856no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#BD0D3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9Indian red · ΔE 23.8Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1Brown · ΔE 26.2Hot pink · ΔE 31Light coral · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAE80
Analogous#AE2B9B, #AE3F2B
Triadic#59AE2B, #2B59AE
Split complementary#2BAE3F, #2B9AAE
Tetradic#9AAE2B, #2BAE80, #3F2BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB8CB
Lighter +30%#E38FAC
Lighter +20%#D9668E
Lighter +10%#CF3D70
Darker −10%#852144
Darker −20%#5C172F
Darker −30%#330D1A
Darker −40%#0A0305
More saturated +25%#C91051
Less saturated −25%#934661

Channel breakdown

R174
G43
B89
Red174 (68.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue338.93°
Saturation (HSL)60.37%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 2B · B 59

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