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Recognised as Colour

#AE6252

  • #AE6252
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#AE6252 is a red with RGB values 174, 98, 82 and HSL 10°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AE6252#AE6252
HEX#AE6252
RGBrgb(174, 98, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3843, 0.3216
RGB percentages68.2%, 38.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(10.4, 36.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 52.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 52.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,428,434
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 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#519DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#746D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#877D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD565Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 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

Sienna · ΔE 14.5Indian red · ΔE 16.2Dark salmon · ΔE 20.6Light coral · ΔE 21.5Saddle brown · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#529EAE
Analogous#AE5270, #AE9052
Triadic#52AE62, #6252AE
Split complementary#52AE90, #5270AE
Tetradic#70AE52, #529EAE, #9052AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE0DD
Lighter +30%#DFC1BA
Lighter +20%#CFA197
Lighter +10%#BE8275
Darker −10%#8C4E41
Darker −20%#693B31
Darker −30%#462721
Darker −40%#231411
More saturated +25%#CE4D32
Less saturated −25%#8E7772

Channel breakdown

R174
G98
B82
Red174 (68.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue10.43°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 62 · B 52

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