Colour

#AE4172

#AE4172
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE4172 is a red with RGB values 174, 65, 114 and HSL 333°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE4172#AE4172

HEX#AE4172

RGBrgb(174, 65, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2549, 0.4471

RGB percentages68.2%, 25.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(333, 45.6%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333, 62.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 34.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,420,018

CSS custom property--colour: #AE4172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#51BE8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#70706Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB3954no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Hot pink · ΔE 26.7 Indian red · ΔE 28.7 Light coral · ΔE 33.4 Orchid · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41AE7D

Analogous#AE41A8, #AE4641

Triadic#72AE41, #4172AE

Split complementary#41AE46, #41A8AE

Tetradic#A8AE41, #41AE7D, #4741AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDCEDC

Lighter +30%#DFA9C1

Lighter +20%#D184A7

Lighter +10%#C35F8C

Darker −10%#89335A

Darker −20%#642541

Darker −30%#3F1729

Darker −40%#190A11

More saturated +25%#CC236F

Less saturated −25%#905F75

Channel breakdown

R174

G65

B114

Red174 (68.2%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue333.03°

Saturation (HSL)45.61%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 41 · B 72

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