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Recognised as Colour

#AE6579

  • #AE6579
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AE6579 is a red with RGB values 174, 101, 121 and HSL 344°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AE6579#AE6579
HEX#AE6579
RGBrgb(174, 101, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3961, 0.4745
RGB percentages68.2%, 39.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(343.6, 31.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 42%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 30.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,241
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#519A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70727Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828077no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9606Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8Indian red · ΔE 24.3Light coral · ΔE 25.6Light pink · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65AE9A
Analogous#AE659E, #AE7665
Triadic#79AE65, #6579AE
Split complementary#65AE76, #659DAE
Tetradic#9DAE65, #65AE9A, #7565AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBED
Lighter +30%#E3C9D0
Lighter +20%#D1A8B3
Lighter +10%#C08696
Darker −10%#934D60
Darker −20%#713C4A
Darker −30%#502A34
Darker −40%#2F181F
More saturated +25%#CB486C
Less saturated −25%#918286

Channel breakdown

R174
G101
B121
Red174 (68.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue343.56°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 65 · B 79

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