Information about #AE131B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #AE131B sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 almost identical to Carnelian (#B31B1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wine Red (#B11226) and Del Toro (#B11D20).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 19, 27)), which gives #AE131B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AE131B color variations
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#AE131B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE131B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE131B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE131B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE131B 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 #AE131B color
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Nearest named colors to #AE131B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B31B1B
#B11226
#B11D20
#B2071D
#A41D19
#BC161C
#B60C26
#AE1C28
#B62020
#9E1316
#B22222
#AF2413
#AE131B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE131B
- RGB174, 19, 27
- CMYK0, 61, 58, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 19, 27)
- HSL357°, 80%, 38%
- HSL Precise356.903°, 80.311%, 37.843%
- HSV357°, 89%, 68%
- HSB357°, 89%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.075
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.075, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.075, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.075, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAE131B
- DECIMAL ID11408155
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
