Recognised as Colour

#AE3E61

#AE3E61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE3E61 is a red with RGB values 174, 62, 97 and HSL 341°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#AE3E61

RGBrgb(174, 62, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2431, 0.3804

RGB percentages68.2%, 24.3%, 38%

HSLhsl(341.3, 47.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 64.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 64.4%, 44.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,419,233

CSS custom property--colour: #AE3E61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#51C19E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#726E5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BD304Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 20.9 Brown · ΔE 26.9 Light coral · ΔE 28.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.7 Hot pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EAE8B

Analogous#AE3E99, #AE533E

Triadic#61AE3E, #3E61AE

Split complementary#3EAE53, #3E99AE

Tetradic#99AE3E, #3EAE8B, #533EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDCBD6

Lighter +30%#DFA6B8

Lighter +20%#D2809A

Lighter +10%#C45B7C

Darker −10%#88314C

Darker −20%#632337

Darker −30%#3D1622

Darker −40%#18080D

More saturated +25%#CC2056

Less saturated −25%#915C6C

Channel breakdown

R174

G62

B97

Red174 (68.2%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue341.25°

Saturation (HSL)47.46%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 3E · B 61

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