#AE242A#AE242A

#AE242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE242A
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 54.44, 32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 63.27, 30.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1579 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.174 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5066, 10.4305, 3.2289)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE242A #24AEA8

analogous

#AE246F #AE242A #AE6324

triadic

#AE242A #2AAE24 #242AAE

tetradic

#AE242A #6FAE24 #24AEA8 #6324AE

square

#AE242A #6FAE24 #24AEA8 #6324AE

split-complementary

#AE242A #24AE63 #246FAE

monochromatic

#490F12 #7B1A1E #AE242A #D63940 #E16C71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AE242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE242A

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE242A	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c64',
    500: '#ae242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae242a;
$custom-light: #cf6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.391,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49182,
    "c": 0.17355,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE242A

secondary

#67C7C3

accent

#E9E13F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE242A

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

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