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Recognised as Colour

#AE404E

  • #AE404E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE404E is a red with RGB values 174, 64, 78 and HSL 352°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE404E#AE404E
HEX#AE404E
RGBrgb(174, 64, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.251, 0.3059
RGB percentages68.2%, 25.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(352.4, 46.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 63.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 63.2%, 55.2%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,419,726
CSS custom property--colour: #AE404E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#51BFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A574Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#766E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BE2D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.1Brown · ΔE 16.2Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3Light coral · ΔE 23.6Firebrick · ΔE 24.3Sienna · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40AEA0
Analogous#AE4085, #AE6940
Triadic#4EAE40, #404EAE
Split complementary#40AE69, #4085AE
Tetradic#85AE40, #40AEA0, #6940AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCDD1
Lighter +30%#DFA8AF
Lighter +20%#D1838D
Lighter +10%#C45D6A
Darker −10%#89323D
Darker −20%#63252D
Darker −30%#3E171C
Darker −40%#19090B
More saturated +25%#CC2238
Less saturated −25%#905E64

Channel breakdown

R174
G64
B78
Red174 (68.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue352.36°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 40 · B 4E

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