What color is #AE2F48?

#AE2F48 is a moderate red known as Amore. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amore?

The RGB value is 174, 47, 72: 174 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amore?

The complementary color is #2FAE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE2F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amore color: hex code #AE2F48

#AE2F48 rgb(174, 47, 72)

Shades of red

Amore has the hex code #AE2F48. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (174, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 57% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 59% yellow and 32% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

Amore (#AE2F48) color codes

HEX	`#AE2F48`
RGB	`rgb(174, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 57%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 73%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 59%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 52.45, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 54.83, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.644, 11.502, 7.315)`
Decimal	`11415368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amore, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AE2F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AE2F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AE2F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae2f48; }
.text { color: #ae2f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae2f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae2f48, #ae562f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #AE2F48 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AE2F48?: #AE2F48 is a moderate red known as Amore. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amore?: The RGB value is 174, 47, 72: 174 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amore?: The complementary color is #2FAE95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE2F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.