#AE2324#AE2324

#AE2324 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.175 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2324
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 36)
HSL	hsl(360, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 54.51, 35.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 65.08, 33.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1568 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.175 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3773, 10.3311, 2.6952)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2324 #23AEAD

analogous

#AE2369 #AE2324 #AE6723

triadic

#AE2324 #24AE23 #2324AE

tetradic

#AE2324 #69AE23 #23AEAD #6723AE

square

#AE2324 #69AE23 #23AEAD #6723AE

split-complementary

#AE2324 #23AE67 #2369AE

monochromatic

#480F0F #7B1919 #AE2324 #D73739 #E16A6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#AE2324 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AE2324 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2324

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2324	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2324	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)

#4F4722

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2324;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.175 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c5f',
    500: '#ae2324',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2324;
$custom-light: #cf6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2324",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.568,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4903,
    "c": 0.17494,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2324

secondary

#66C7C6

accent

#E9E83E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2324

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

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