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Recognised as Colour

#AE465B

  • #AE465B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE465B is a red with RGB values 174, 70, 91 and HSL 348°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE465B#AE465B
HEX#AE465B
RGBrgb(174, 70, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2745, 0.3569
RGB percentages68.2%, 27.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(347.9, 42.6%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 59.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 59.8%, 47.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,421,275
CSS custom property--colour: #AE465B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 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 black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#51B9A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#777159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD384Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 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 text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.3Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Brown · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 23.9Salmon · ΔE 30Sienna · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46AE99
Analogous#AE468F, #AE6546
Triadic#5BAE46, #465BAE
Split complementary#46AE65, #468FAE
Tetradic#8FAE46, #46AE99, #6546AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD3D8
Lighter +30%#DFAEB8
Lighter +20%#D08A98
Lighter +10%#C16678
Darker −10%#8A3748
Darker −20%#652935
Darker −30%#411A22
Darker −40%#1D0B0F
More saturated +25%#CD2849
Less saturated −25%#90656D

Channel breakdown

R174
G70
B91
Red174 (68.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue347.88°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 46 · B 5B

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