#AE232E#AE232E

#AE232E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE232E
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 54.90, 29.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 62.45, 28.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1603 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.174 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5519, 10.4009, 3.6150)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE232E #23AEA3

analogous

#AE2373 #AE232E #AE5D23

triadic

#AE232E #2EAE23 #232EAE

tetradic

#AE232E #73AE23 #23AEA3 #5D23AE

square

#AE232E #73AE23 #23AEA3 #5D23AE

split-complementary

#AE232E #23AE5D #2373AE

monochromatic

#480F13 #7B1921 #AE232E #D73744 #E16A74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE232E

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE232E	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)

#4E482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c67',
    500: '#ae232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae232e;
$custom-light: #cf6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.252,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.17393,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE232E

secondary

#66C7BF

accent

#E9DC3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE232E

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

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