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#AE4E4E closest to Intrigue Red

#AE4E4E is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Intrigue Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 30.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(174, 78, 78)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 38% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 55% yellow and 32% black. #AE4E4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.25:1.

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Variations of #AE4E4E

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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#AE4E4E 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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#AE4E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE4E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7D744C
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #65604D
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E5E4D
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7D744C
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D684C
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE3F4F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5484E
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6C6C6C
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #816666

#AE4E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.25:1 Good#AE4E4E text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.00:1 Poor#AE4E4E text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AE4E4E in CSS

/* Intrigue Red */
.color { color: #AE4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #AE4E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE4E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 78 78);
color: hsl(0 38% 49%);
color: oklch(0.546 0.126 22.1);

#AE4E4E FAQ

What color is #AE4E4E?

#AE4E4E is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE4E4E?

#AE4E4E is rgb(174, 78, 78) in RGB, hsl(0, 38%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE4E4E?

The complementary color of #AE4E4E is #4EAEAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE4E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #AE4E4E: 5.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE4E4E a warm or cool color?

#AE4E4E is a warm color.