Colour

#AE3335

#AE3335
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AE3335 is a red with RGB values 174, 51, 53 and HSL 359°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AE3335#AE3335

HEX#AE3335

RGBrgb(174, 51, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2, 0.2078

RGB percentages68.2%, 20%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(359, 54.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 70.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 69.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,416,373

CSS custom property--colour: #AE3335;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#51CCCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564F34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#746931no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BF0935no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4 Firebrick · ΔE 11.6 Indian red · ΔE 14.9 Maroon · ΔE 18.2 Dark red · ΔE 18.3 Sienna · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.02, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33AEAC

Analogous#AE3373, #AE6E33

Triadic#35AE33, #3335AE

Split complementary#33AE6E, #3373AE

Tetradic#73AE33, #33AEAC, #6E33AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDC0C1

Lighter +30%#E1999A

Lighter +20%#D67173

Lighter +10%#CA4A4C

Darker −10%#872729

Darker −20%#5F1C1D

Darker −30%#381011

Darker −40%#100505

More saturated +25%#CA171A

Less saturated −25%#924F50

Channel breakdown

R174

G51

B53

Red174 (68.2%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue359.02°

Saturation (HSL)54.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 33 · B 35

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