Information about #AE0E16 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE0E16 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Youtube Red (#B2071D). Slightly further away sit Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D) and Poppy (#AC0019).
In RGB terms — rgb(174, 14, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AE0E16: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AE0E16 color variations
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#AE0E16 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE0E16 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE0E16 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE0E16 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE0E16 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE0E16 color
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Nearest named colors to #AE0E16
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B2071D
#A7080D
#AC0019
#B31B1B
#A80015
#9E1316
#B11226
#AB0707
#BC161C
#AD0020
#B60C26
#A41D19
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE0E16
- RGB174, 14, 22
- CMYK0, 63, 60, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 14, 22)
- HSL357°, 85%, 37%
- HSL Precise357°, 85.106%, 36.863%
- HSV357°, 92%, 68%
- HSB357°, 92%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.055, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.055, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.055, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAE0E16
- DECIMAL ID11406870
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
