#AE2042#AE2042

#AE2042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.176 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2042
RGB	rgb(174, 32, 66)
HSL	hsl(346, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(346, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 56.79, 17.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 59.38, 16.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1707 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.176 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9575, 10.4279, 6.1678)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2042 #20AE8C

analogous

#AE2089 #AE2042 #AE4520

triadic

#AE2042 #42AE20 #2042AE

tetradic

#AE2042 #89AE20 #20AE8C #4520AE

square

#AE2042 #89AE20 #20AE8C #4520AE

split-complementary

#AE2042 #20AE45 #2089AE

monochromatic

#470D1B #7A162E #AE2042 #D9325A #E36684

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AE2042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE2042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2042

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2042	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 32, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.176 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6b76',
    500: '#ae2042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2042;
$custom-light: #ce6b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.634,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49305,
    "c": 0.17586,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2042

secondary

#62C8B0

accent

#ECC23C

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2042

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

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