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Recognised as Colour

#AE436D

  • #AE436D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE436D is a red with RGB values 174, 67, 109 and HSL 336°, 44%, 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

#AE436D#AE436D
HEX#AE436D
RGBrgb(174, 67, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2627, 0.4275
RGB percentages68.2%, 26.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(336.4, 44.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 61.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 61.5%, 37.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,420,525
CSS custom property--colour: #AE436D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14117WCAG 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 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#51BC92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565C6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#72706Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB3A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4Indian red · ΔE 25.4Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.3Light coral · ΔE 30.6Brown · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43AE84
Analogous#AE43A3, #AE4E43
Triadic#6DAE43, #436DAE
Split complementary#43AE4E, #43A3AE
Tetradic#A3AE43, #43AE84, #4E43AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD0DB
Lighter +30%#DFABBF
Lighter +20%#D186A4
Lighter +10%#C26288
Darker −10%#893556
Darker −20%#64273F
Darker −30%#401828
Darker −40%#1B0A11
More saturated +25%#CC2567
Less saturated −25%#906173

Channel breakdown

R174
G67
B109
Red174 (68.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue336.45°
Saturation (HSL)44.4%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 43 · B 6D

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