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Colour

#AE565C

  • #AE565C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE565C is a red with RGB values 174, 86, 92 and HSL 356°, 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 Indian red.

Colour values

#AE565C#AE565C
HEX#AE565C
RGBrgb(174, 86, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3373, 0.3608
RGB percentages68.2%, 33.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(355.9, 35.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 50.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 50.6%, 47.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,425,372
CSS custom property--colour: #AE565C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#51A9A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69665Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F785Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.4Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 20.6Sienna · ΔE 23.7Brown · ΔE 23.9Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56AEA8
Analogous#AE5688, #AE7C56
Triadic#5CAE56, #565CAE
Split complementary#56AE7C, #5688AE
Tetradic#88AE56, #56AEA8, #7C56AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E0E1
Lighter +30%#E0BDC0
Lighter +20%#CF9B9F
Lighter +10%#BF787D
Darker −10%#8D4449
Darker −20%#6B3337
Darker −30%#482325
Darker −40%#261213
More saturated +25%#CD3741
Less saturated −25%#8F7577

Channel breakdown

R174
G86
B92
Red174 (68.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue355.91°
Saturation (HSL)35.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 56 · B 5C

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