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Recognised as Colour

#AE4552

  • #AE4552
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE4552 is a red with RGB values 174, 69, 82 and HSL 353°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE4552#AE4552
HEX#AE4552
RGBrgb(174, 69, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2706, 0.3216
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.1%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(352.6, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 52.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,010
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#51BAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5D5B52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#787050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD344Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#45AEA1
Analogous#AE4587, #AE6C45
Triadic#52AE45, #4552AE
Split complementary#45AE6C, #4587AE
Tetradic#87AE45, #45AEA1, #6C45AE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EDD2D5
Lighter +30%#DFADB3
Lighter +20%#D08992
Lighter +10%#C26470
Darker −10%#893741
Darker −20%#652830
Darker −30%#401A1E
Darker −40%#1C0B0D
More saturated +25%#CC273B
Less saturated −25%#906369

Channel breakdown

R174
G69
B82
Red174 (68.2%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue352.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 45 · B 52

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