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Recognised as Colour

#AE2B60

  • #AE2B60
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE2B60 is a red with RGB values 174, 43, 96 and HSL 336°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE2B60#AE2B60
HEX#AE2B60
RGBrgb(174, 43, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1686, 0.3765
RGB percentages68.2%, 16.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(335.7, 60.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 75.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 75.3%, 44.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,414,368
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#51D49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494F61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C695Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BD1342no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6Indian red · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.8Brown · ΔE 30.3Deep pink · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BAE79
Analogous#AE2BA1, #AE382B
Triadic#60AE2B, #2B60AE
Split complementary#2BAE38, #2BA1AE
Tetradic#A1AE2B, #2BAE79, #382BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDB8CD
Lighter +30%#E38FB1
Lighter +20%#D96694
Lighter +10%#CF3D78
Darker −10%#852149
Darker −20%#5C1733
Darker −30%#330D1C
Darker −40%#0A0306
More saturated +25%#C9105B
Less saturated −25%#934665

Channel breakdown

R174
G43
B96
Red174 (68.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue335.73°
Saturation (HSL)60.37%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 2B · B 60

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