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Recognised as Colour

#AE4A58

  • #AE4A58
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE4A58 is a red with RGB values 174, 74, 88 and HSL 352°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE4A58#AE4A58
HEX#AE4A58
RGBrgb(174, 74, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.2902, 0.3451
RGB percentages68.2%, 29%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(351.6, 40.3%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 57.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 57.5%, 49.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,422,296
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4A58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#51B5A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#605E58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#797256no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BD3C4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4AAEA0
Analogous#AE4A8A, #AE6E4A
Triadic#58AE4A, #4A58AE
Split complementary#4AAE6E, #4A8AAE
Tetradic#8AAE4A, #4AAEA0, #6E4AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EED6DA
Lighter +30%#DEB3B9
Lighter +20%#CF8F98
Lighter +10%#C06B77
Darker −10%#8A3B46
Darker −20%#662C34
Darker −30%#431C22
Darker −40%#1F0D10
More saturated +25%#CD2B42
Less saturated −25%#8F696E

Channel breakdown

R174
G74
B88
Red174 (68.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue351.6°
Saturation (HSL)40.32%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 4A · B 58

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