Colour

#AE595B

#AE595B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AE595B is a red with RGB values 174, 89, 91 and HSL 359°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE595B#AE595B

HEX#AE595B

RGBrgb(174, 89, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.349, 0.3569

RGB percentages68.2%, 34.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(358.6, 34.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 48.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 47.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,426,139

CSS custom property--colour: #AE595B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#51A6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B685Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#807959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC4E5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.5 Light coral · ΔE 20.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Sienna · ΔE 21.9 Brown · ΔE 24.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59AEAC

Analogous#AE5986, #AE8159

Triadic#5BAE59, #595BAE

Split complementary#59AE81, #5986AE

Tetradic#86AE59, #59AEAC, #8159AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E2E2

Lighter +30%#E0C0C1

Lighter +20%#CF9E9F

Lighter +10%#BF7B7D

Darker −10%#8E4647

Darker −20%#6C3536

Darker −30%#4A2425

Darker −40%#281314

More saturated +25%#CD3A3E

Less saturated −25%#8F7878

Channel breakdown

R174

G89

B91

Red174 (68.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue358.59°

Saturation (HSL)34.41%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 59 · B 5B

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