#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
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 54.36, 33.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 63.80, 31.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1572 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.174 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4717, 10.4166, 3.0451)
Luminance	0.1041 (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

#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
##AE2428	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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