Recognised as Colour
#AE366C
- #AE366C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AE366C is a red with RGB values 174, 54, 108 and HSL 333°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#AE366C#AE366C
HEX#AE366C
RGBrgb(174, 54, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2118, 0.4235
RGB percentages68.2%, 21.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(333, 52.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 69%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 37.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,417,196
CSS custom property--colour: #AE366C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#51C993
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36AE78
Analogous#AE36A8, #AE3C36
Triadic#6CAE36, #366CAE
Split complementary#36AE3C, #36A8AE
Tetradic#A8AE36, #36AE78, #3C36AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G54
B108
Red174 (68.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue333°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 36 · B 6C
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