#AE2327#AE2327

#AE2327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.175 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2327
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 54.62, 33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 64.26, 31.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1578 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.175 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4250, 10.3502, 2.9467)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2327 #23AEAA

analogous

#AE236C #AE2327 #AE6423

triadic

#AE2327 #27AE23 #2327AE

tetradic

#AE2327 #6CAE23 #23AEAA #6423AE

square

#AE2327 #6CAE23 #23AEAA #6423AE

split-complementary

#AE2327 #23AE64 #236CAE

monochromatic

#480F10 #7B191C #AE2327 #D7373C #E16A6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#AE2327 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AE2327 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2327

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2327	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2327	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2327;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.175 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c61',
    500: '#ae2327',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2327;
$custom-light: #cf6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2327",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.273,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49066,
    "c": 0.1746,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2327

secondary

#66C7C4

accent

#E9E53E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2327

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

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