#AE232D#AE232D

#AE232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE232D
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 54.85, 30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 62.70, 28.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.1599 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.174 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5324, 10.3931, 3.5124)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE232D #23AEA4

analogous

#AE2372 #AE232D #AE5E23

triadic

#AE232D #2DAE23 #232DAE

tetradic

#AE232D #72AE23 #23AEA4 #5E23AE

square

#AE232D #72AE23 #23AEA4 #5E23AE

split-complementary

#AE232D #23AE5E #2372AE

monochromatic

#480F13 #7B1920 #AE232D #D73743 #E16A73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE232D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE232D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE232D

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE232D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE232D	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c66',
    500: '#ae232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae232d;
$custom-light: #cf6c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.683,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49146,
    "c": 0.17401,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE232D

secondary

#66C7C0

accent

#E9DD3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE232D

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

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