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Recognised as Colour

#AE4270

  • #AE4270
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE4270 is a red with RGB values 174, 66, 112 and HSL 334°, 45%, 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

#AE4270#AE4270
HEX#AE4270
RGBrgb(174, 66, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2588, 0.4392
RGB percentages68.2%, 25.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(334.4, 45%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.4, 62.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.1%, 35.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,272
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#51BD8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#71706Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB3954no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.4Indian red · ΔE 27.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.4Light coral · ΔE 32.2Brown · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42AE80
Analogous#AE42A6, #AE4A42
Triadic#70AE42, #4270AE
Split complementary#42AE4A, #42A6AE
Tetradic#A6AE42, #42AE80, #4A42AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCFDC
Lighter +30%#DFAAC1
Lighter +20%#D185A5
Lighter +10%#C3608A
Darker −10%#893458
Darker −20%#642640
Darker −30%#3F1829
Darker −40%#1A0A11
More saturated +25%#CC246C
Less saturated −25%#906074

Channel breakdown

R174
G66
B112
Red174 (68.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue334.44°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 42 · B 70

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