Recognised as Colour
#AE5B71
- #AE5B71
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AE5B71 is a red with RGB values 174, 91, 113 and HSL 344°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#AE5B71#AE5B71
HEX#AE5B71
RGBrgb(174, 91, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3569, 0.4431
RGB percentages68.2%, 35.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(344.1, 33.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 47.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 35.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,426,673
CSS custom property--colour: #AE5B71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#51A48E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5BAE98
Analogous#AE5B9A, #AE6F5B
Triadic#71AE5B, #5B71AE
Split complementary#5BAE6F, #5B9AAE
Tetradic#9BAE5B, #5BAE98, #6F5BAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G91
B113
Red174 (68.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue344.1°
Saturation (HSL)33.88%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 5B · B 71
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