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#AE243B Color

#AE243B is rgb(174, 36, 59) in RGB, hsl(350, 66%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 66%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE243B
HEX#AE243B
RGBrgb(174, 36, 59)
HSLhsl(350, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(350, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 66%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.173 17.8)
LABlab(39.49% 55.60 23.46)
LCHlch(39.49% 60.35 22.88)

What #AE243B 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 #AE243B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 5.08Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 5.09Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 6.23Japanese Carmine#9D2933ΔE 7.75French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 8.24Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 8.57

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

#AE243B Channel Values

How #AE243B 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 36 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 66% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 79% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 66% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.74:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE243B 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 text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE243B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE243B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE243B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE243B
Complementary
#24AE97
Analogous
#AE2480
Analogous
#AE5224
Triadic
#3BAE24
Triadic
#243BAE
Split comp.
#24AE52
Split comp.
#2480AE

Tints & Shades of #AE243B

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

#CF2A46
#DA4961
#E16B7E
#E891A0
#EFB3BD
#F6D5DA

Shades

#981F33
#7F1A2B
#6A1624
#55111D
#3F0D15
#26080D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE243B.

How #AE243B 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#AE243B
Protanopia#53533A
Protanomaly#82453A
Deuteranopia#6D6D32
Deuteranomaly#8C5836
Tritanopia#AD2828
Tritanomaly#AE2630
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE243B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae243b: #AE243B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE243B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae243b': '#AE243B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.141, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_ae243b">#AE243B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE243B"

More Red Colors

#AE243B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#AE243B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE243B?

#AE243B is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 36, 59) in RGB and hsl(350, 66%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #AE243B?

#AE243B is rgb(174, 36, 59) — red 174, green 36, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE243B?

#AE243B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 66%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE243B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE243B scores 6.74:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE243B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE243B 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 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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