All About Color #AE040A

#AE040A

About #AE040A

#AE040A is a dark red color with the hex code #AE040A. In RGB it is red 174, green 4, blue 10; in HSL it is hue 358°, saturation 96%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 98%, 94%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 7.44:1 on white and 2.82:1 on black.

#AE040A Color Conversion

Hex tripletAE, 04, 0A
CMYK0.00%, 97.70%, 94.25%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal174, 4, 10
HSL358°, 96%, 35%
RGB Octal256, 4, 12
HSV (HSB)357.88°, 97.70%, 68.24%
RGB Binary10101110, 100, 1010
CIE-L*AB36.19, 59.78, 46.49
RGB Percent68.24%, 1.57%, 3.92%
CIE-L*CH36.19, 75.73, 37.87
XYZ17.55, 9.11, 1.12
CIE-L*UV36.19, 116.64, 24.48
xyY0.63, 0.33, 9.11
Hunter-Lab30.18, 51.01, 18.92
RYB68.24%, 1.57%, 3.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AE040A on a dark background: contrast 2.82:1, fails WCAG AA.
#AE040A on a light background: contrast 7.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AE040A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AE040A · #FA141C · #550205 · #04AFA9 · #14FAF3

Analogous palette

#A904AF · #AF045F · #AE040A · #AF5404 · #AFA904

Triadic palette

#AE040A · #09AF04 · #0409AF · #FA141C · #1CFA14

Tetradic palette

#AE040A · #5FAF04 · #04AFA9 · #5404AF · #550205

Monochromatic palette

#190101 · #640205 · #AE040A · #FA050D · #FB5056

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