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Recognised as Colour

#AE3261

  • #AE3261
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE3261 is a red with RGB values 174, 50, 97 and HSL 337°, 55%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE3261#AE3261
HEX#AE3261
RGBrgb(174, 50, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.1961, 0.3804
RGB percentages68.2%, 19.6%, 38%
HSLhsl(337.3, 55.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 71.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 71.3%, 44.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,416,161
CSS custom property--colour: #AE3261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#51CD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D5262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6B5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD2046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 25.2Hot pink · ΔE 29.1Brown · ΔE 29.4Light coral · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32AE7F
Analogous#AE329F, #AE4132
Triadic#61AE32, #3261AE
Split complementary#32AE41, #329FAE
Tetradic#9FAE32, #32AE7F, #4132AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDBFD1
Lighter +30%#E198B4
Lighter +20%#D67097
Lighter +10%#CB487A
Darker −10%#86274B
Darker −20%#5F1B35
Darker −30%#37101F
Darker −40%#100409
More saturated +25%#CA165A
Less saturated −25%#924E68

Channel breakdown

R174
G50
B97
Red174 (68.2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue337.26°
Saturation (HSL)55.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 32 · B 61

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