#AE2423#AE2423

#AE2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2423
RGBrgb(174, 36, 35)
HSLhsl(0, 67%, 41%)
HSVhsv(0, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79.3%, 79.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.52, 54.18, 36.22)
CIE-LCHlch(38.52, 65.18, 33.77°)
OKLaboklab(49.1% 0.1556 0.0787)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.174 26.8)
XYZxyz(18.3920, 10.3847, 2.6258)
Luminance0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2423 #23ADAE
analogous
#AE2367 #AE2423 #AE6923
triadic
#AE2423 #23AE24 #2423AE
tetradic
#AE2423 #67AE23 #23ADAE #6923AE
square
#AE2423 #67AE23 #23ADAE #6923AE
split-complementary
#AE2423 #23AE69 #2367AE
monochromatic
#480F0F #7B1919 #AE2423 #D73937 #E16B6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83
#AE2423 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08
#AE2423 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2423
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2423#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE24231.006.833.086.83
#FFFFFF6.831.0021.001.00
#0000003.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.831.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#504821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72651D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c5f',
    500: '#ae2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2423;
$custom-light: #cf6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.432,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49097,
    "c": 0.17434,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2423
secondary
#66C6C7
accent
#E8E93E
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160804
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2423

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#AE2423 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva