#AE2426#AE2426

#AE2426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2426
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 54.29, 34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 64.34, 32.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1566 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.174 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4385, 10.4033, 2.8705)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2426 #24AEAC

analogous

#AE246B #AE2426 #AE6724

triadic

#AE2426 #26AE24 #2426AE

tetradic

#AE2426 #6BAE24 #24AEAC #6724AE

square

#AE2426 #6BAE24 #24AEAC #6724AE

split-complementary

#AE2426 #24AE67 #246BAE

monochromatic

#490F10 #7B1A1B #AE2426 #D6393B #E16C6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#AE2426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2426

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2426	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)

#4F4824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c61',
    500: '#ae2426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2426;
$custom-light: #cf6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.13,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49131,
    "c": 0.17398,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2426

secondary

#67C7C5

accent

#E9E63F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2426

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

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