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Recognised as Colour

#AE5566

  • #AE5566
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE5566 is a red with RGB values 174, 85, 102 and HSL 349°, 35%, 51%. 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

#AE5566#AE5566
HEX#AE5566
RGBrgb(174, 85, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3333, 0.4
RGB percentages68.2%, 33.3%, 40%
HSLhsl(348.5, 35.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 51.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 41.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,425,126
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#51AA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666666no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7764no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 17.2Light coral · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 26.5Brown · ΔE 27.8Sienna · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55AE9D
Analogous#AE5593, #AE7055
Triadic#66AE55, #5566AE
Split complementary#55AE70, #5593AE
Tetradic#93AE55, #55AE9D, #7055AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DFE2
Lighter +30%#DFBDC3
Lighter +20%#CF9AA4
Lighter +10%#BE7885
Darker −10%#8D4351
Darker −20%#6A333D
Darker −30%#482229
Darker −40%#251215
More saturated +25%#CD3653
Less saturated −25%#8F7479

Channel breakdown

R174
G85
B102
Red174 (68.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue348.54°
Saturation (HSL)35.46%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 55 · B 66

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