Recognised as Colour
#AE321D
- #AE321D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE321D is a red with RGB values 174, 50, 29 and HSL 9°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE321D#AE321D
HEX#AE321D
RGBrgb(174, 50, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1961, 0.1137
RGB percentages68.2%, 19.6%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(8.7, 71.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 83.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 71.3%, 83.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,416,093
CSS custom property--colour: #AE321D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#51CDE2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D99AE
Analogous#AE1D51, #AE7A1D
Triadic#1DAE32, #321DAE
Split complementary#1DAE7A, #1D51AE
Tetradic#51AE1D, #1D99AE, #7A1DAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G50
B29
Red174 (68.2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue8.69°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 32 · B 1D
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