Colour

#AE595C

#AE595C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AE595C is a red with RGB values 174, 89, 92 and HSL 358°, 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

#AE595C#AE595C

HEX#AE595C

RGBrgb(174, 89, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.349, 0.3608

RGB percentages68.2%, 34.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(357.9, 34.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 48.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 47.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,426,140

CSS custom property--colour: #AE595C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 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#51A6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B685Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#80795Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC4E5Bno 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 13.7 Light coral · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.4 Sienna · ΔE 22.5 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59AEAB

Analogous#AE5986, #AE8059

Triadic#5CAE59, #595CAE

Split complementary#59AE80, #5987AE

Tetradic#87AE59, #59AEAB, #8159AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E2E3

Lighter +30%#E0C0C1

Lighter +20%#CF9E9F

Lighter +10%#BF7B7E

Darker −10%#8E4648

Darker −20%#6C3537

Darker −30%#4A2425

Darker −40%#281314

More saturated +25%#CD3A3F

Less saturated −25%#8F7879

Channel breakdown

R174

G89

B92

Red174 (68.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue357.88°

Saturation (HSL)34.41%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 59 · B 5C

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