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Recognised as Colour

#AE615E

  • #AE615E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#AE615E is a red with RGB values 174, 97, 94 and HSL 2°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AE615E#AE615E
HEX#AE615E
RGBrgb(174, 97, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3804, 0.3686
RGB percentages68.2%, 38%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(2.2, 33.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.2, 46%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 44.3%, 46%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,428,190
CSS custom property--colour: #AE615E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#519EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726D5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#857D5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.9Light coral · ΔE 20.6Sienna · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3Dark salmon · ΔE 23.5Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EABAE
Analogous#AE5E83, #AE895E
Triadic#5EAE61, #615EAE
Split complementary#5EAE89, #5E83AE
Tetradic#83AE5E, #5EABAE, #895EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E6E6
Lighter +30%#E1C5C4
Lighter +20%#D0A4A2
Lighter +10%#BF8280
Darker −10%#904B49
Darker −20%#6E3A38
Darker −30%#4D2826
Darker −40%#2B1615
More saturated +25%#CC4540
Less saturated −25%#907D7C

Channel breakdown

R174
G97
B94
Red174 (68.2%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue2.25°
Saturation (HSL)33.06%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 61 · B 5E

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