#AE2340#AE2340

#AE2340 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.173 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2340
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 64)
HSL	hsl(347, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 55.84, 18.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 58.96, 18.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1672 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.173 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9840, 10.5738, 5.8908)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2340 #23AE91

analogous

#AE2385 #AE2340 #AE4B23

triadic

#AE2340 #40AE23 #2340AE

tetradic

#AE2340 #85AE23 #23AE91 #4B23AE

square

#AE2340 #85AE23 #23AE91 #4B23AE

split-complementary

#AE2340 #23AE4B #2385AE

monochromatic

#480F1B #7B192D #AE2340 #D73759 #E16A83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2340

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2340	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.173 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6c74',
    500: '#ae2340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2340;
$custom-light: #ce6c74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.482,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49479,
    "c": 0.17339,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2340

secondary

#66C7B3

accent

#E9C63E

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2340

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

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