#ae3c3d Color Information

#ae3c3d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ae3c3d, and its official name is Winter Poinsettia. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 23.5% Green, and 23.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 65.5% Magenta, 64.9% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 359.5°, with saturation of 48.7% and lightness of 45.9%. The decimal value for #ae3c3d is 11418685, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ae3c3d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ae3c3d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorWinter Poinsettia Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 60, 61 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 23.5%, 23.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.765, 0.761 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.655, 0.649, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color359.5°, 48.7%, 45.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color359.5°, 65.5%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.914, 12.567, 5.791 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color174, 60, 61 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11418685 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.104, 46.519, 24.966 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.104, 52.795, 28.222 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.104, 84.803, 17.834 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.450, 38.231, 15.130 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.520, 0.328, 12.567 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289608765 / 0xffae3c3d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ae3c3d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ae3c3d, its pure hue is 359.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.7%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ae3c3d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160808 to #983535.

Tints of #ae3c3d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ae3c3d, its pure hue is 359.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.7%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ae3c3d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b85455 to #f5e7e7.

Tones of #ae3c3d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ae3c3d, its pure hue is 359.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ae3c3d, which range from #757575 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ea0002 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ae3c3d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ae3c3d! For #ae3c3d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ae3c3d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ae3c3d

This color, #ae3c3d, consists of 68.2% Red, 23.5% Green, and 23.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 60, Blue = 61. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ae3c3d is 0% Cyan, 65.5% Magenta, 64.9% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C0.0%
G23.5%
M65.5%
B23.9%
Y64.9%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 60 61
Octal 256 74 75
Hexa #ae #3c #3d
Binary 10101110 00111100 00111101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 65 64 31
Octal 0 101 100 37
Hexa #00 #41 #40 #1f
Binary 00000000 01000001 01000000 00011111

Analogous Colors of #ae3c3d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ae3c3d — which has hue 359.5° — its analogous colors are located at 29.5° and 359.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae3c3d.

Triadic Colors of #ae3c3d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ae3c3d — which has hue 359.5° — its triadic colors are located at 119.5° and 359.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae3c3d.

Complementary Color of #ae3c3d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ae3c3d — which has hue 359.5° — its complementary color is located at 179.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae3c3d.

Split Complementary Colors of #ae3c3d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ae3c3d — which has hue 359.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 149.5° and 359.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae3c3d.

Tetradic Colors of #ae3c3d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ae3c3d — which has hue 359.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 269.5°, 359.5°, 89.5°, and 179.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae3c3d.

Monochromatic Colors of #ae3c3d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ae3c3d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #492c2d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ea7576 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ae3c3d

We want to make getting started with #ae3c3d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ae3c3d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ae3c3d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ae3c3d with other HTML elements.

#ae3c3d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ae3c3d.
<span style="color: #ae3c3d;">The color of this text is #ae3c3d.</span>

#ae3c3d Background Color

The background color for this text is #ae3c3d.
<div style="background-color: #ae3c3d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ae3c3d.</div>

#ae3c3d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ae3c3d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ae3c3d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ae3c3d.</span>

#ae3c3d Border Color

This is a div with border color #ae3c3d.
<div style="border: #ae3c3d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ae3c3d.</div>

#ae3c3d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae3c3d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae3c3d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae3c3d on a white background.</div></div>

#ae3c3d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae3c3d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae3c3d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae3c3d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ae3c3d to White

This is a gradient from #ae3c3d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae3c3d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae3c3d to white.</div>

Gradient from #ae3c3d to Black

This is a gradient from #ae3c3d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae3c3d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae3c3d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae3c3d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ae3c3d

In addition to using #ae3c3d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ae3c3d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ae3c3d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 60, Blue = 61). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ae3c3d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ae3c3d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 60, 61)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ae3c3d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ae3c3d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ae3c3d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 60, 61);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ae3c3d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:60, blue:61, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:60 blue:61 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 60f, 61f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 60, 61);
 

#ae3c3d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ae3c3d the same way. For those with color blindness, #ae3c3d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ae3c3d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ae3c3d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ae3c3d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ae3c3d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ae3c3d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ae3c3d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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