Colour

#AE7373

#AE7373
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AE7373 is a red with RGB values 174, 115, 115 and HSL 0°, 27%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AE7373#AE7373

HEX#AE7373

RGBrgb(174, 115, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.451, 0.451

RGB percentages68.2%, 45.1%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(0, 26.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 33.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 33.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,432,819

CSS custom property--colour: #AE7373;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#518C8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B96D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#73AEAE

Analogous#AE7391, #AE9173

Triadic#73AE73, #7373AE

Split complementary#73AE91, #7391AE

Tetradic#91AE73, #73AEAE, #9173AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F4F4

Lighter +30%#E6D4D4

Lighter +20%#D3B4B4

Lighter +10%#C19393

Darker −10%#975757

Darker −20%#764545

Darker −30%#563232

Darker −40%#361F1F

More saturated +25%#CA5757

Less saturated −25%#928F8F

Channel breakdown

R174

G115

B115

Red174 (68.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)26.7%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AE · G 73 · B 73

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