#AE2429#AE2429

#AE2429 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2429
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 41)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 54.40, 32.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 63.53, 31.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1576 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.174 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4889, 10.4235, 3.1358)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2429 #24AEA9

analogous

#AE246E #AE2429 #AE6424

triadic

#AE2429 #29AE24 #2429AE

tetradic

#AE2429 #6EAE24 #24AEA9 #6424AE

square

#AE2429 #6EAE24 #24AEA9 #6424AE

split-complementary

#AE2429 #24AE64 #246EAE

monochromatic

#490F11 #7B1A1D #AE2429 #D6393F #E16C70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AE2429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2429

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2429	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)

#4F4828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c63',
    500: '#ae2429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2429;
$custom-light: #cf6c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.826,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49168,
    "c": 0.17365,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2429

secondary

#67C7C3

accent

#E9E33F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2429

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

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