#AE242A Color

#AE242A is rgb(174, 36, 42) in RGB, hsl(357, 66%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 76%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Upsdell Red (#AE2029), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE242A

HEX#AE242A

RGBrgb(174, 36, 42)

HSLhsl(357, 66%, 41%)

HSVhsv(357, 79%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 76%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.174 24.5)

LABlab(39.28% 55.04 33.68)

LCHlch(39.28% 64.53 31.46)

What #AE242A 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 #AE242A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Upsdell Red#AE2029ΔE 1.14 Wine Red#B11226ΔE 5.11 Brown#A52A2AΔE 5.14 Metallic Red#A62C2BΔE 5.38 Fire Brick#B22222ΔE 5.74 Spartan Crimson#9E1316ΔE 7.41

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#AE242A Channel Values

How #AE242A 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 36 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 357° · S 66% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 357° · S 79% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 79% · Y 76% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.81:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE242A 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 text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE242A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE242A; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #AE242A

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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Shades

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How #AE242A 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#AE242A

Protanopia#535328

Protanomaly#824529

Deuteranopia#6D6D1C

Deuteranomaly#8C5822

Tritanopia#AE2525

Tritanomaly#AE2427

Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #AE242A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae242a: #AE242A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE242A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae242a': '#AE242A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.141, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_ae242a">#AE242A</color>

SVG fillfill="#AE242A"

More Red Colors

#AE242A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#AE242A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE242A?

#AE242A is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 36, 42) in RGB and hsl(357, 66%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Upsdell Red (#AE2029), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.14.

What is the RGB value of #AE242A?

#AE242A is rgb(174, 36, 42) — red 174, green 36, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE242A?

#AE242A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 76%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE242A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE242A scores 6.81:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE242A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE242A 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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