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Colour

#AE5237

  • #AE5237
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#AE5237 is a red with RGB values 174, 82, 55 and HSL 14°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AE5237#AE5237
HEX#AE5237
RGBrgb(174, 82, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3216, 0.2157
RGB percentages68.2%, 32.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(13.6, 52%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.6, 68.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 68.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,424,311
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#51ADC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6134no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#817535no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BF404Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 7Saddle brown · ΔE 14.7Indian red · ΔE 16.2Brown · ΔE 16.7Firebrick · ΔE 21.9Salmon · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3793AE
Analogous#AE3758, #AE8E37
Triadic#37AE52, #5237AE
Split complementary#37AE8E, #3758AE
Tetradic#58AE37, #3793AE, #8E37AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDCEC4
Lighter +30%#E0AD9E
Lighter +20%#D48C77
Lighter +10%#C86B50
Darker −10%#87402B
Darker −20%#602D1F
Darker −30%#3A1B12
Darker −40%#130906
More saturated +25%#CB421A
Less saturated −25%#916254

Channel breakdown

R174
G82
B55
Red174 (68.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue13.61°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 52 · B 37

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