#ae1127

Color #ae1127

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.4 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ae1127

RGB

rgb(174, 17, 39)

HSL

hsl(351.6, 82.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.6, 90.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 90.2%, 77.6%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(37.02, 58.72, 32.29)

LCH

lch(37.02, 67.01, 28.81)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.1852, 22.65)

HWB

hwb(351.6, 6.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#11ae98

Analogous

#ae1176

#ae1127

#ae4a11

Triadic

#ae1127

#27ae11

#1127ae

Split-complementary

#ae1127

#11ae4a

#1176ae

Tetradic

#ae1127

#ae9811

#11ae98

#1127ae

Square

#ae1127

#76ae11

#11ae98

#4a11ae

Shades

Color #ae1127 mixed toward black.

#910e21

#740b1a

#570914

#3a060d

#1d0307

Tints

Color #ae1127 mixed toward white.

#df1632

#ec3d56

#f16e80

#f69eaa

#facfd5

Tones

Color #ae1127 mixed toward gray.

#a11e30

#942b3a

#873843

#7a454d

#6d5356

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878623 · ΔE 49.6

Deuteranopia

#8d9422 · ΔE 54.9

Tritanopia

#aa1f1e · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 27

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae1127;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae1127]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ae1127 (#ae1127) is rgb(174, 17, 39) in RGB.

No, #ae1127 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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