Upsdell Red (#AE2029)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.91:1 — vs black: 3.04:1

Color values

  • HEX #AE2029
  • RGB rgb(174, 32, 41)
  • HSL hsl(356, 68%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 82, 76, 32 )
  • Websafe #993333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AE2029 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#20AEA5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#AE2070
#AE5E20
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#29AE20
#2029AE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#20AE5E
#2070AE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#70AE20
#20AEA5
#5E20AE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Upsdell Red
#AE2029 Base
#2D080B
#6D141A
#8C1A21
#D02631
#DC3F49
#E87F86
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Upsdell Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#160405
#340A0C
#530F13
#71151B
#8F1A22
Upsdell Red #AE2029 Base
#D82D38
#E15C65
#EA8B91
#F2BABE
#FBE9EB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AE2029. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AE2029;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AE2029;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AE2029;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AE2029,
        #20AEA5
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AE2029,
        #20AEA5
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$upsdell-red: #AE2029;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$upsdell-red-r: 174;
$upsdell-red-g: 32;
$upsdell-red-b: 41;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $upsdell-red;
    color: rgba($upsdell-red-r, $upsdell-red-g, $upsdell-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Upsdell Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AE2029 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #66661E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #45452B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AE2121 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5A5A5A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Upsdell Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Upsdell Red #AE2029 Base
Brown #A52A2A ΔE 1.87
Firebrick #B22222 ΔE 2.65
Alabama Crimson #AF002A ΔE 3.15
Carnelian #B31B1B ΔE 3.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.