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Recognised as Colour

#AE514D

  • #AE514D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE514D is a red with RGB values 174, 81, 77 and HSL 2°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE514D#AE514D
HEX#AE514D
RGBrgb(174, 81, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3176, 0.302
RGB percentages68.2%, 31.8%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(2.5, 38.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 55.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 53.4%, 55.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,077
CSS custom property--colour: #AE514D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#51AEB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67614Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E754Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD4251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.3Sienna · ΔE 17.3Brown · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 20.6Salmon · ΔE 23.9Saddle brown · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DAAAE
Analogous#AE4D7A, #AE824D
Triadic#4DAE51, #514DAE
Split complementary#4DAE81, #4D7AAE
Tetradic#7AAE4D, #4DAAAE, #814DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDAD9
Lighter +30%#DEB7B6
Lighter +20%#CF9592
Lighter +10%#BF726F
Darker −10%#8B413D
Darker −20%#67302E
Darker −30%#44201E
Darker −40%#210F0E
More saturated +25%#CD342E
Less saturated −25%#8F6E6C

Channel breakdown

R174
G81
B77
Red174 (68.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue2.47°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 51 · B 4D

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