#AE2424#AE2424

#AE2424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2424
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 54.22, 35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 64.90, 33.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1559 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.174 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4071, 10.3908, 2.7051)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2424 #24AEAE

analogous

#AE2469 #AE2424 #AE6924

triadic

#AE2424 #24AE24 #2424AE

tetradic

#AE2424 #69AE24 #24AEAE #6924AE

square

#AE2424 #69AE24 #24AEAE #6924AE

split-complementary

#AE2424 #24AE69 #2469AE

monochromatic

#490F0F #7B1A1A #AE2424 #D63939 #E16C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE2424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2424

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2424	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504822

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c5f',
    500: '#ae2424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2424;
$custom-light: #cf6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49108,
    "c": 0.17421,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2424

secondary

#67C7C7

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2424

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

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