Color #AE462C

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AE462C falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 70, 44) — 68.2% red, 27.5% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 41 / 51 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #AE462C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Birch Brown (#B14A30). Slightly further away sit Mexican Wave (#B64A32) and Medium Carmine (#AF4035).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 70, 44)), which gives #AE462C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #AE462C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AE462C color variations

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

#AE462C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#AE462C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#AE462C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#AE462C 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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#AE462C 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.

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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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Nearest named colors to #AE462C

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

Birch Brown

#B14A30

Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Cattail

#B64925

Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Red Stage

#AD522E

Kamikaze

#A43F30

Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Vindaloo

#A74F20

Sweet Brown

#A83731

Orange Roughy

#A85335

Rock Spray

#9D442D

#AE462C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#AE462C
RGB174, 70, 44
CMYK0, 41, 51, 32
CSSrgb(174, 70, 44)

HSL12°, 60%, 43%
HSL Precise12°, 59.633%, 42.745%
HSV12°, 75%, 68%
HSB12°, 75%, 68%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173

GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.275, 0.173)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.275, 0.173, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.275, 0.173)

Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%

Color FamilyRed
Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

HEX IDAE462C
DECIMAL ID11421228
Name LengthThis color has no name

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