#AE2336#AE2336
#AE2336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.173 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2336 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 35, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 69%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.67, 55.27, 24.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.67, 60.66, 24.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.29% 0.1633 0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.29% 0.173 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7246, 10.4700, 4.5243) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.37
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.58
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.73
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.19
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.47
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2336 #23AE9B
analogous
#AE237B #AE2336 #AE5623
triadic
#AE2336 #36AE23 #2336AE
tetradic
#AE2336 #7BAE23 #23AE9B #5623AE
square
#AE2336 #7BAE23 #23AE9B #5623AE
split-complementary
#AE2336 #23AE56 #237BAE
monochromatic
#480F16 #7B1926 #AE2336 #D7374D #E16A7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#AE2336 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#AE2336 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2336
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2336 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2336 | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.09 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706632
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2336; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.173 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6c6d',
500: '#ae2336',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2336; $custom-light: #ce6c6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2336",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 35,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.799,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49288,
"c": 0.17342,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.10467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2336
secondary
#66C7BA
accent
#E9D23E
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FBECEB
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150807
muted
#837A7A