#ae2e09

Color #ae2e09

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ae2e09

RGB

rgb(174, 46, 9)

HSL

hsl(13.5, 90.2%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.5, 94.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 94.8%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(39.54, 50.29, 48.86)

LCH

lch(39.54, 70.12, 44.17)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.1698, 34.8)

HWB

hwb(13.5, 3.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0989ae

Analogous

#ae0936

#ae2e09

#ae8109

Triadic

#ae2e09

#09ae2e

#2e09ae

Split-complementary

#ae2e09

#09ae81

#0936ae

Tetradic

#ae2e09

#89ae09

#0989ae

#2e09ae

Square

#ae2e09

#36ae09

#0989ae

#8109ae

Shades

Color #ae2e09 mixed toward black.

#912607

#741f06

#571704

#3a0f03

#1d0801

Tints

Color #ae2e09 mixed toward white.

#e23c0c

#f45c30

#f78564

#faad97

#fcd6cb

Tones

Color #ae2e09 mixed toward gray.

#a03617

#933d24

#854532

#774c40

#69544e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898917 · ΔE 43.1

Deuteranopia

#8f961a · ΔE 47.5

Tritanopia

#aa1f20 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae2e09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae2e09]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ae2e09 (#ae2e09) is rgb(174, 46, 9) in RGB.

No, #ae2e09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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