#AE2039#AE2039

#AE2039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.176 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2039
RGB	rgb(174, 32, 57)
HSL	hsl(349, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(349, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 56.27, 22.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 60.71, 22.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1671 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.176 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7127, 10.3300, 4.8787)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2039 #20AE95

analogous

#AE2080 #AE2039 #AE4E20

triadic

#AE2039 #39AE20 #2039AE

tetradic

#AE2039 #80AE20 #20AE95 #4E20AE

square

#AE2039 #80AE20 #20AE95 #4E20AE

split-complementary

#AE2039 #20AE4E #2080AE

monochromatic

#470D17 #7A1628 #AE2039 #D9324F #E3667C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AE2039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AE2039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2039

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2039	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 32, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.176 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6b6f',
    500: '#ae2039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2039;
$custom-light: #ce6b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.437,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49123,
    "c": 0.17562,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2039

secondary

#62C8B6

accent

#ECCD3C

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEC

border

#D4C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2039

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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