#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
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 79.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 54.18, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 65.18, 33.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1556 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.174 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3920, 10.3847, 2.6258)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AE2423	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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