#AE2428#AE2428

#AE2428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2428
RGBrgb(174, 36, 40)
HSLhsl(358, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(358, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79.3%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.58, 54.36, 33.40)
CIE-LCHlch(38.58, 63.80, 31.56°)
OKLaboklab(49.16% 0.1572 0.074)
OKLCHoklch(49.16% 0.174 25.2)
XYZxyz(18.4717, 10.4166, 3.0451)
Luminance0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2428 #24AEAA
analogous
#AE246D #AE2428 #AE6524
triadic
#AE2428 #28AE24 #2428AE
tetradic
#AE2428 #6DAE24 #24AEAA #6524AE
square
#AE2428 #6DAE24 #24AEAA #6524AE
split-complementary
#AE2428 #24AE65 #246DAE
monochromatic
#490F11 #7B1A1C #AE2428 #D6393E #E16C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81
#AE2428 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08
#AE2428 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2428
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2428#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE24281.006.813.086.81
#FFFFFF6.811.0021.001.00
#0000003.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.811.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4826
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716522
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c62',
    500: '#ae2428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2428;
$custom-light: #cf6c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.261,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49156,
    "c": 0.17376,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2428
secondary
#67C7C4
accent
#E9E43F
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECEA
border
#D5C7C6
text
#160805
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2428

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#AE2428 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva