Recognised as Colour
#AE2E15
- #AE2E15
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE2E15 is a red with RGB values 174, 46, 21 and HSL 10°, 78%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE2E15#AE2E15
HEX#AE2E15
RGBrgb(174, 46, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1804, 0.0824
RGB percentages68.2%, 18%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(9.8, 78.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 87.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 87.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,415,061
CSS custom property--colour: #AE2E15;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11007WCAG 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 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#51D1EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1595AE
Analogous#AE1548, #AE7B15
Triadic#15AE2E, #2E15AE
Split complementary#15AE7A, #1549AE
Tetradic#49AE15, #1595AE, #7A15AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G46
B21
Red174 (68.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue9.8°
Saturation (HSL)78.46%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 2E · B 15
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