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#AE5147 Color

#AE5147 is rgb(174, 81, 71) in RGB, hsl(6, 42%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 59%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE5147
HEX#AE5147
RGBrgb(174, 81, 71)
HSLhsl(6, 42%, 48%)
HSVhsv(6, 59%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 59%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.124 28)
LABlab(46.58% 38.22 24.93)
LCHlch(46.58% 45.64 33.12)

What #AE5147 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 #AE5147, 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.

#AE5147 Channel Values

How #AE5147 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 81 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 42% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 59% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 59% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE5147 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AE5147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE5147; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AE5147

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE5147.

How #AE5147 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#AE5147
Protanopia#696946
Protanomaly#8A6046
Deuteranopia#7A7A41
Deuteranomaly#926C44
Tritanopia#AE5050
Tritanomaly#AE504C
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE5147 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae5147: #AE5147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE5147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae5147': '#AE5147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.318, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_ae5147">#AE5147</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE5147"

More Red Colors

#AE5147 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE5147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE5147?

#AE5147 is a mid-tone red — rgb(174, 81, 71) in RGB and hsl(6, 42%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #AE5147?

#AE5147 is rgb(174, 81, 71) — red 174, green 81, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE5147?

#AE5147 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 59%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE5147 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AE5147 scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE5147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE5147 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.67, which is visibly different.

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