#AE232C#AE232C

#AE232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE232C
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 54.81, 30.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 62.95, 29.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1596 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.174 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5134, 10.3855, 3.4122)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE232C #23AEA5

analogous

#AE2371 #AE232C #AE5F23

triadic

#AE232C #2CAE23 #232CAE

tetradic

#AE232C #71AE23 #23AEA5 #5F23AE

square

#AE232C #71AE23 #23AEA5 #5F23AE

split-complementary

#AE232C #23AE5F #2371AE

monochromatic

#480F12 #7B191F #AE232C #D73742 #E16A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#AE232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE232C

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE232C	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)

#4E482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c65',
    500: '#ae232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae232c;
$custom-light: #cf6c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.115,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49131,
    "c": 0.17411,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE232C

secondary

#66C7C1

accent

#E9DE3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE232C

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

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