#AE232B#AE232B

#AE232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE232B
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 54.77, 31.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 63.20, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1592 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.174 24)
XYZ	xyz(18.4948, 10.3781, 3.3144)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE232B #23AEA6

analogous

#AE2370 #AE232B #AE6023

triadic

#AE232B #2BAE23 #232BAE

tetradic

#AE232B #70AE23 #23AEA6 #6023AE

square

#AE232B #70AE23 #23AEA6 #6023AE

split-complementary

#AE232B #23AE60 #2370AE

monochromatic

#480F12 #7B191E #AE232B #D73741 #E16A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#AE232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE232B

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE232B	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c64',
    500: '#ae232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae232b;
$custom-light: #cf6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.547,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49118,
    "c": 0.1742,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.10375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE232B

secondary

#66C7C1

accent

#E9E03E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE232B

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

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