Recognised as Colour
#AE3611
- #AE3611
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AE3611 is a red with RGB values 174, 54, 17 and HSL 14°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AE3611#AE3611
HEX#AE3611
RGBrgb(174, 54, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2118, 0.0667
RGB percentages68.2%, 21.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(14.1, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 90.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,417,105
CSS custom property--colour: #AE3611;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#51C9EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1189AE
Analogous#AE113B, #AE8411
Triadic#11AE36, #3611AE
Split complementary#11AE84, #113BAE
Tetradic#3BAE11, #1189AE, #8411AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G54
B17
Red174 (68.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue14.14°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 36 · B 11
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