Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00)

The hex code for Mordant Red 19 is #AE0C00. It is rgb(174, 12, 0) in RGB, hsl(4, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 32%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE0C00

HEX#AE0C00

RGBrgb(174, 12, 0)

HSLhsl(4, 100%, 34%)

HSVhsv(4, 100%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.19 30.1)

LABlab(37.26% 59.30 52.45)

LCHlch(37.26% 79.17 41.49)

Colors Closest to Mordant Red 19

Mordant Red 19 is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Red#B10304ΔE 2.12 Tomato Sauce#B21807ΔE 2.36 International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 3.96 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 5.94 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 8.36 OU Crimson Red#990000ΔE 8.74

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#AE0C00 Channel Values

How Mordant Red 19 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 174 · G 12 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 4° · S 100% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 4° · S 100% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 93% · Y 100% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.36:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Mordant Red 19 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Mordant Red 19

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Mordant Red 19; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Mordant Red 19

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Mordant Red 19 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE0C00

Protanopia#4E4E00

Protanomaly#803D00

Deuteranopia#696900

Deuteranomaly#8A5300

Tritanopia#AE0B0B

Tritanomaly#AE0B06

Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #AE0C00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--mordant-red-19: #AE0C00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE0C00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'mordant-red-19': '#AE0C00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.047, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="mordant_red_19">#AE0C00</color>

SVG fillfill="#AE0C00"

More Red Colors

Mordant Red 19 sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ae2029 ad6f69 af4035 ab7373 af593e ab4b52 b00b1e aa381e b10304 a83731 b11226 a83434 c41717 d62929 e58e73 f2003c fbeae5 ff3333 ff7a8e ffcccb 291919 561010 7a1f1f 98817b

#AE0C00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Mordant Red 19?

The hex code for Mordant Red 19 is #AE0C00. That is rgb(174, 12, 0) in RGB, hsl(4, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AE0C00?

#AE0C00 is rgb(174, 12, 0) — red 174, green 12, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE0C00?

#AE0C00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE0C00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE0C00 scores 7.36:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE0C00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE0C00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 13.78, which is visibly different.

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