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#AE331E closest to Grilled Tomato

#AE331E is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Grilled Tomato. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 20.0% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(174, 51, 30)). Its HSL value is 9° hue, 71% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 83% yellow and 32% black. #AE331E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.38:1.

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Variations of #AE331E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AE331E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AE331E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE331E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #766918
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #584E1A
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #784B19
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #766918
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #895A18
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0002F
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B62627
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #795754

#AE331E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.38:1 Good#AE331E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.29:1 Poor#AE331E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AE331E in CSS

/* Grilled Tomato */
.color { color: #AE331E; }
.background { background-color: #AE331E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE331E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 51 30);
color: hsl(9 71% 40%);
color: oklch(0.504 0.163 32.2);

#AE331E FAQ

What color is #AE331E?

#AE331E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Grilled Tomato. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE331E?

#AE331E is rgb(174, 51, 30) in RGB, hsl(9, 71%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 71%, 83%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE331E?

The complementary color of #AE331E is #1E99AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE331E?

White text has the best contrast on #AE331E: 6.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE331E a warm or cool color?

#AE331E is a warm color.