#AE242B#AE242B

#AE242B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE242B
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 54.48, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 63.01, 30.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1583 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.173 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5247, 10.4378, 3.3243)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE242B #24AEA7

analogous

#AE2470 #AE242B #AE6224

triadic

#AE242B #2BAE24 #242BAE

tetradic

#AE242B #70AE24 #24AEA7 #6224AE

square

#AE242B #70AE24 #24AEA7 #6224AE

split-complementary

#AE242B #24AE62 #2470AE

monochromatic

#490F12 #7B1A1E #AE242B #D63941 #E16C72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AE242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE242B

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE242B	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c64',
    500: '#ae242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae242b;
$custom-light: #cf6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.957,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49195,
    "c": 0.17345,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE242B

secondary

#67C7C2

accent

#E9E03F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE242B

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

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