Recognised as Colour
#AE6581
- #AE6581
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#AE6581 is a red with RGB values 174, 101, 129 and HSL 337°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#AE6581#AE6581
HEX#AE6581
RGBrgb(174, 101, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.3961, 0.5059
RGB percentages68.2%, 39.6%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(337, 31.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337, 42%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 25.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,429,249
CSS custom property--colour: #AE6581;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#519A7E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#65AE92
Analogous#AE65A6, #AE6E65
Triadic#81AE65, #6581AE
Split complementary#65AE6E, #65A6AE
Tetradic#A5AE65, #65AE92, #6D65AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G101
B129
Red174 (68.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue336.99°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 65 · B 81
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