#AE2425#AE2425

#AE2425 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2425
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(360, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 54.25, 35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 64.62, 32.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1562 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.174 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4226, 10.3969, 2.7867)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2425 #24AEAD

analogous

#AE246A #AE2425 #AE6824

triadic

#AE2425 #25AE24 #2425AE

tetradic

#AE2425 #6AAE24 #24AEAD #6824AE

square

#AE2425 #6AAE24 #24AEAD #6824AE

split-complementary

#AE2425 #24AE68 #246AAE

monochromatic

#490F0F #7B1A1A #AE2425 #D6393A #E16C6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE2425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2425

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2425	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)

#504823

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c60',
    500: '#ae2425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2425;
$custom-light: #cf6c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.565,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49119,
    "c": 0.1741,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2425

secondary

#67C7C6

accent

#E9E73F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2425

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

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