#AE2421#AE2421

#AE2421 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.175 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2421
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 81%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 54.12, 37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 65.74, 34.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.155 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.175 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3632, 10.3732, 2.4739)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2421 #21ABAE

analogous

#AE2164 #AE2421 #AE6B21

triadic

#AE2421 #21AE24 #2421AE

tetradic

#AE2421 #64AE21 #21ABAE #6B21AE

square

#AE2421 #64AE21 #21ABAE #6B21AE

split-complementary

#AE2421 #21AE6B #2164AE

monochromatic

#470F0D #7B1917 #AE2421 #D83734 #E26A67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#AE2421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#AE2421 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2421

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2421	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50471F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72651A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.175 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c5d',
    500: '#ae2421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2421;
$custom-light: #d06c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.277,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49075,
    "c": 0.17458,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2421

secondary

#63C6C8

accent

#E7EB3D

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2421

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

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