Palettes / Colors / #AE474E

#AE474E — Muted Red

#AE474E is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #AE474E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AE474E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #47AEA7; it also sits naturally between #AE4781 and #AE7447. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 28% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 55% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE474E

.text { color: #AE474E; }
.background { background-color: #AE474E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE474E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 71, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 42%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE474E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 71, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE474E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 71, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE474E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE474E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #47AEA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE474E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE474E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AE474E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE474E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE474D  ·  #AE474F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE474E?

#AE474E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 174, 71, 78). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE474E?

#AE474E is RGB 174, 71, 78 — HSL 356°, 42%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 55%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE474E?

Its complement is #47AEA7; analogous partners are #AE4781 and #AE7447. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE474E for text?

White text on #AE474E has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.81:1.