#AE2342#AE2342

#AE2342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.173 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2342
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 66)
HSL	hsl(347, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 55.96, 17.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 58.70, 17.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.168 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.173 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0420, 10.5970, 6.1960)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2342 #23AE8F

analogous

#AE2387 #AE2342 #AE4A23

triadic

#AE2342 #42AE23 #2342AE

tetradic

#AE2342 #87AE23 #23AE8F #4A23AE

square

#AE2342 #87AE23 #23AE8F #4A23AE

split-complementary

#AE2342 #23AE4A #2387AE

monochromatic

#480F1B #7B192F #AE2342 #D7375B #E16A85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AE2342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2342

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2342	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.173 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6c76',
    500: '#ae2342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2342;
$custom-light: #cd6c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.619,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49522,
    "c": 0.17348,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2342

secondary

#66C7B1

accent

#E9C33E

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FBECED

border

#D4C7C8

text

#150808

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2342

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

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