#AE2040#AE2040

#AE2040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.176 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2040
RGB	rgb(174, 32, 64)
HSL	hsl(346, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(346, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 56.67, 18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 59.63, 18.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1699 0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.176 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8995, 10.4047, 5.8627)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2040 #20AE8E

analogous

#AE2087 #AE2040 #AE4720

triadic

#AE2040 #40AE20 #2040AE

tetradic

#AE2040 #87AE20 #20AE8E #4720AE

square

#AE2040 #87AE20 #20AE8E #4720AE

split-complementary

#AE2040 #20AE47 #2087AE

monochromatic

#470D1A #7A162D #AE2040 #D93258 #E36682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE2040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2040

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2040	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4840

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 32, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.176 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6b74',
    500: '#ae2040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2040;
$custom-light: #ce6b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.479,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49262,
    "c": 0.17575,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2040

secondary

#62C8B1

accent

#ECC43C

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2040

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

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