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#AE1920 Color

#AE1920 is rgb(174, 25, 32) in RGB, hsl(357, 75%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 86%, 82%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fire Brick (#B22222), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE1920
HEX#AE1920
RGBrgb(174, 25, 32)
HSLhsl(357, 75%, 39%)
HSVhsv(357, 86%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 82%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.182 25.8)
LABlab(38.20% 57.51 38.46)
LCHlch(38.20% 69.19 33.77)

What #AE1920 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE1920, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AE1920 Channel Values

How #AE1920 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 25 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 75% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 86% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 86% · Y 82% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.1:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE1920 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 text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE1920 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE1920

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE1920; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AE1920

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE1920.

How #AE1920 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#AE1920
Protanopia#50501D
Protanomaly#80401E
Deuteranopia#6B6B0A
Deuteranomaly#8B5515
Tritanopia#AE1A1A
Tritanomaly#AE1A1D
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE1920 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae1920: #AE1920;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE1920;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae1920': '#AE1920' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.098, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_ae1920">#AE1920</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE1920"

More Red Colors

#AE1920 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE1920 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE1920?

#AE1920 is a dark red — rgb(174, 25, 32) in RGB and hsl(357, 75%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fire Brick (#B22222), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.01.

What is the RGB value of #AE1920?

#AE1920 is rgb(174, 25, 32) — red 174, green 25, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE1920?

#AE1920 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 82%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE1920 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE1920 scores 7.1:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE1920 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE1920 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 2.01, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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