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Recognised as Colour

#AE6451

  • #AE6451
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#AE6451 is a red with RGB values 174, 100, 81 and HSL 12°, 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

#AE6451#AE6451
HEX#AE6451
RGBrgb(174, 100, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3922, 0.3176
RGB percentages68.2%, 39.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(12.3, 36.5%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 53.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 42.5%, 53.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,428,945
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#519BAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#766E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#887E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD585Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 13.7Indian red · ΔE 17.3Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9Saddle brown · ΔE 21.6Light coral · ΔE 22.2Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519BAE
Analogous#AE516D, #AE9351
Triadic#51AE64, #6451AE
Split complementary#51AE93, #516DAE
Tetradic#6DAE51, #519BAE, #9351AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE0DC
Lighter +30%#DFC1B9
Lighter +20%#CEA297
Lighter +10%#BE8374
Darker −10%#8B5041
Darker −20%#683C31
Darker −30%#462820
Darker −40%#231410
More saturated +25%#CE5131
Less saturated −25%#8E7771

Channel breakdown

R174
G100
B81
Red174 (68.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue12.26°
Saturation (HSL)36.47%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 64 · B 51

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