Information about #AE2C1E color

#AE2C1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AE2C1E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 44, 30) — 68.2% red, 17.3% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 56 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively red, #AE2C1E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bonfire (#A62A20). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Red (#B22B27) and Firebrick (#B22222).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 44, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. #AE2C1E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AE2C1E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE2C1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE2C1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE2C1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE2C1E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE2C1E 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#2C1EAE
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#741EAE
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Nearest named colors to #AE2C1E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

#AE2C1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE2C1E
  • RGB174, 44, 30
  • CMYK0, 51, 56, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 44, 30)
  • HSL6°, 71%, 40%
  • HSL Precise5.833°, 70.588%, 40%
  • HSV6°, 83%, 68%
  • HSB6°, 83%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.173, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.173, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.173, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE2C1E
  • DECIMAL ID11414558
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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