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Recognised as Colour

#AE316A

  • #AE316A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AE316A is a red with RGB values 174, 49, 106 and HSL 333°, 56%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AE316A#AE316A
HEX#AE316A
RGBrgb(174, 49, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1922, 0.4157
RGB percentages68.2%, 19.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(332.6, 56.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.6, 71.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 39.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,415,914
CSS custom property--colour: #AE316A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#51CE95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#49536Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6B67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BC2349no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 26.6Indian red · ΔE 30.1Deep pink · ΔE 33.1Brown · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31AE75
Analogous#AE31A9, #AE3631
Triadic#6AAE31, #316AAE
Split complementary#31AE36, #31A9AE
Tetradic#A9AE31, #31AE75, #3631AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBED3
Lighter +30%#E296B9
Lighter +20%#D66F9E
Lighter +10%#CB4783
Darker −10%#862652
Darker −20%#5E1B3A
Darker −30%#370F21
Darker −40%#0F0409
More saturated +25%#CA1568
Less saturated −25%#924D6C

Channel breakdown

R174
G49
B106
Red174 (68.2%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue332.64°
Saturation (HSL)56.05%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 31 · B 6A

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