Colour

#AE537B

#AE537B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE537B is a red with RGB values 174, 83, 123 and HSL 334°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE537B#AE537B

HEX#AE537B

RGBrgb(174, 83, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3255, 0.4824

RGB percentages68.2%, 32.5%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(333.6, 36%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.6, 52.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 52.3%, 29.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,424,635

CSS custom property--colour: #AE537B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#51AC84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F677Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#777779no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BA4E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4 Indian red · ΔE 27.9 Hot pink · ΔE 29.2 Light coral · ΔE 30.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#53AE86

Analogous#AE53A9, #AE5853

Triadic#7BAE53, #537BAE

Split complementary#53AE58, #53A9AE

Tetradic#A9AE53, #53AE86, #5853AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFDEE5

Lighter +30%#DFBBCB

Lighter +20%#CF98B0

Lighter +10%#BE7696

Darker −10%#8C4263

Darker −20%#69324A

Darker −30%#472132

Darker −40%#241119

More saturated +25%#CE3377

Less saturated −25%#8E737F

Channel breakdown

R174

G83

B123

Red174 (68.2%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue333.63°

Saturation (HSL)35.97%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 53 · B 7B

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