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#AE4E44 closest to Hot Sauce

#AE4E44 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Hot Sauce. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 30.6% green and 26.7% blue (rgb(174, 78, 68)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 44% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 61% yellow and 32% black. #AE4E44 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.29:1.

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Variations of #AE4E44

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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#AE4E44 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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#AE4E44 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE4E44 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7E7342
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #665F43
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F5D42
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7E7342
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E6842
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE3D4C
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B54848
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #806563

#AE4E44 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.29:1 Good#AE4E44 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.97:1 Poor#AE4E44 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AE4E44 in CSS

/* Hot Sauce */
.color { color: #AE4E44; }
.background { background-color: #AE4E44; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE4E44; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 78 68);
color: hsl(6 44% 47%);
color: oklch(0.544 0.128 28.0);

#AE4E44 FAQ

What color is #AE4E44?

#AE4E44 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Hot Sauce. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE4E44?

#AE4E44 is rgb(174, 78, 68) in RGB, hsl(6, 44%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 55%, 61%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE4E44?

The complementary color of #AE4E44 is #44A4AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE4E44?

White text has the best contrast on #AE4E44: 5.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE4E44 a warm or cool color?

#AE4E44 is a warm color.