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Recognised as Colour

#AE4D53

  • #AE4D53
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE4D53 is a red with RGB values 174, 77, 83 and HSL 356°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE4D53#AE4D53
HEX#AE4D53
RGBrgb(174, 77, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.302, 0.3255
RGB percentages68.2%, 30.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(356.3, 38.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 55.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 55.7%, 52.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,423,059
CSS custom property--colour: #AE4D53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#51B2AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#635F53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7351no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#BD3E50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.9Brown · ΔE 19.1Light coral · ΔE 21.1Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4Sienna · ΔE 22.4Salmon · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DAEA8
Analogous#AE4D84, #AE784D
Triadic#53AE4D, #4D53AE
Split complementary#4DAE78, #4D84AE
Tetradic#84AE4D, #4DAEA8, #774DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED9DA
Lighter +30%#DEB6B8
Lighter +20%#CF9296
Lighter +10%#BF6F74
Darker −10%#8B3D42
Darker −20%#672E31
Darker −30%#441E20
Darker −40%#210E10
More saturated +25%#CD2E38
Less saturated −25%#8F6C6E

Channel breakdown

R174
G77
B83
Red174 (68.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue356.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 4D · B 53

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