#ae1a46 Color Information

#ae1a46 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ae1a46. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 27.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 85.1% Magenta, 59.8% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 342.2°, with saturation of 74% and lightness of 39.2%. The decimal value for #ae1a46 is 11409990, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ae1a46 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ae1a46 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 26, 70 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 10.2%, 27.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.898, 0.725 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.851, 0.598, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color342.2°, 74.0%, 39.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color342.2°, 85.1%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.930, 10.180, 6.761 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color174, 26, 70 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11409990 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color38.163, 58.535, 14.185 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)38.163, 60.229, 13.622 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color38.163, 97.600, 4.495 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.906, 50.074, 9.769 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.528, 0.284, 10.180 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289600070 / 0xffae1a46 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993333 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #ae1a46

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ae1a46, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.0%, and its lightness is 39.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ae1a46, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160309 to #98173d.

Tints of #ae1a46

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ae1a46, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.0%, and its lightness is 39.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ae1a46, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8375d to #f5e2e8.

Tones of #ae1a46

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ae1a46, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ae1a46, which range from #646464 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c8003b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ae1a46

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ae1a46! For #ae1a46, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ae1a46. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ae1a46

This color, #ae1a46, consists of 68.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 27.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 26, Blue = 70. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ae1a46 is 0% Cyan, 85.1% Magenta, 59.8% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C0.0%
G10.2%
M85.1%
B27.5%
Y59.8%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 26 70
Octal 256 32 106
Hexa #ae #1a #46
Binary 10101110 00011010 01000110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 85 59 31
Octal 0 125 73 37
Hexa #00 #55 #3b #1f
Binary 00000000 01010101 00111011 00011111

Analogous Colors of #ae1a46

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ae1a46 — which has hue 342.2° — its analogous colors are located at 12.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae1a46.

Triadic Colors of #ae1a46

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ae1a46 — which has hue 342.2° — its triadic colors are located at 102.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae1a46.

Complementary Color of #ae1a46

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ae1a46 — which has hue 342.2° — its complementary color is located at 162.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae1a46.

Split Complementary Colors of #ae1a46

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ae1a46 — which has hue 342.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 132.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae1a46.

Tetradic Colors of #ae1a46

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ae1a46 — which has hue 342.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 252.2°, 342.2°, 72.2°, and 162.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae1a46.

Monochromatic Colors of #ae1a46

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ae1a46, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #511426 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f13b71 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ae1a46

We want to make getting started with #ae1a46 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ae1a46 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ae1a46 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ae1a46 with other HTML elements.

#ae1a46 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ae1a46.
<span style="color: #ae1a46;">The color of this text is #ae1a46.</span>

#ae1a46 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ae1a46.
<div style="background-color: #ae1a46; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ae1a46.</div>

#ae1a46 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ae1a46.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ae1a46;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ae1a46.</span>

#ae1a46 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ae1a46.
<div style="border: #ae1a46 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ae1a46.</div>

#ae1a46 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae1a46 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae1a46; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae1a46 on a white background.</div></div>

#ae1a46 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae1a46 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae1a46; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae1a46 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ae1a46 to White

This is a gradient from #ae1a46 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae1a46,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae1a46 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ae1a46 to Black

This is a gradient from #ae1a46 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae1a46,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae1a46,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae1a46 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ae1a46

In addition to using #ae1a46 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ae1a46 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ae1a46, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 26, Blue = 70). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ae1a46 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ae1a46
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 26, 70)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ae1a46; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ae1a46; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ae1a46; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 26, 70);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ae1a46")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:26, blue:70, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:26 blue:70 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 26f, 70f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 26, 70);
 

#ae1a46 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ae1a46 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ae1a46 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ae1a46 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ae1a46 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ae1a46 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ae1a46 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ae1a46 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ae1a46 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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