#ae2a19

Color #ae2a19

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 5.94 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ae2a19

RGB

rgb(174, 42, 25)

HSL

hsl(6.8, 74.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.8, 85.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 85.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(39.12, 51.99, 42.1)

LCH

lch(39.12, 66.9, 39)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.1711, 30.91)

HWB

hwb(6.8, 9.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#199dae

Analogous

#ae1953

#ae2a19

#ae7419

Triadic

#ae2a19

#19ae2a

#2a19ae

Split-complementary

#ae2a19

#19ae74

#1953ae

Tetradic

#ae2a19

#9dae19

#199dae

#2a19ae

Square

#ae2a19

#53ae19

#199dae

#7419ae

Shades

Color #ae2a19 mixed toward black.

#912315

#741c11

#57150c

#3a0e08

#1d0704

Tints

Color #ae2a19 mixed toward white.

#db351f

#e55b4a

#eb8477

#f2ada4

#f8d6d2

Tones

Color #ae2a19 mixed toward gray.

#a23325

#953d32

#89473e

#7c504b

#705a57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89881e · ΔE 44.7

Deuteranopia

#8f961f · ΔE 49.7

Tritanopia

#aa2122 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae2a19;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae2a19]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ae2a19 (#ae2a19) is rgb(174, 42, 25) in RGB.

No, #ae2a19 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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