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#AE495C Cherry on Top

#AE495C is a medium, moderately saturated red named Cherry on Top. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(174, 73, 92)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 41% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 47% yellow and 32% black. #AE495C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.37:1.

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Variations of #AE495C

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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#AE495C 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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#AE495C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE495C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #78725A
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5E5C
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B5B5B
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #78725A
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8A665A
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD3C50
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B44457
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #806367

#AE495C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.37:1 Good#AE495C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.91:1 Poor#AE495C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AE495C in CSS

/* Cherry on Top */
.color { color: #AE495C; }
.background { background-color: #AE495C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE495C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 73 92);
color: hsl(349 41% 48%);
color: oklch(0.543 0.133 11.0);

#AE495C FAQ

What color is #AE495C?

#AE495C is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Cherry on Top. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE495C?

#AE495C is rgb(174, 73, 92) in RGB, hsl(349, 41%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 58%, 47%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE495C?

The complementary color of #AE495C is #49AE9B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE495C?

White text has the best contrast on #AE495C: 5.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE495C a warm or cool color?

#AE495C is a warm color.