#AE232A#AE232A

#AE232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE232A
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 54.73, 32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 63.46, 30.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1588 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.174 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4767, 10.3708, 3.2189)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE232A #23AEA7

analogous

#AE236F #AE232A #AE6123

triadic

#AE232A #2AAE23 #232AAE

tetradic

#AE232A #6FAE23 #23AEA7 #6123AE

square

#AE232A #6FAE23 #23AEA7 #6123AE

split-complementary

#AE232A #23AE61 #236FAE

monochromatic

#480F11 #7B191E #AE232A #D7373F #E16A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#AE232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AE232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE232A

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE232A	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c64',
    500: '#ae232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae232a;
$custom-light: #cf6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.978,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49104,
    "c": 0.17429,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE232A

secondary

#66C7C2

accent

#E9E13E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE232A

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

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