Recognised as Colour

#AE2F63

#AE2F63
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE2F63 is a red with RGB values 174, 47, 99 and HSL 335°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE2F63#AE2F63

HEX#AE2F63

RGBrgb(174, 47, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1843, 0.3882

RGB percentages68.2%, 18.4%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(335.4, 57.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.4, 73%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 73%, 43.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,415,395

CSS custom property--colour: #AE2F63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#51D09C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5164no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6A60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#BD1C45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Hot pink · ΔE 28.2 Brown · ΔE 31.2 Deep pink · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2FAE7A

Analogous#AE2FA3, #AE3B2F

Triadic#63AE2F, #2F63AE

Split complementary#2FAE3B, #2FA3AE

Tetradic#A3AE2F, #2FAE7A, #3A2FAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDBCD0

Lighter +30%#E294B4

Lighter +20%#D76C98

Lighter +10%#CC447C

Darker −10%#86244C

Darker −20%#5E1935

Darker −30%#360E1E

Darker −40%#0D0408

More saturated +25%#CA135E

Less saturated −25%#924B68

Channel breakdown

R174

G47

B99

Red174 (68.2%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue335.43°

Saturation (HSL)57.47%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 2F · B 63

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