#AE242C#AE242C

#AE242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE242C
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 54.52, 31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 62.75, 29.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1586 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.173 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5432, 10.4452, 3.4221)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE242C #24AEA6

analogous

#AE2471 #AE242C #AE6124

triadic

#AE242C #2CAE24 #242CAE

tetradic

#AE242C #71AE24 #24AEA6 #6124AE

square

#AE242C #71AE24 #24AEA6 #6124AE

split-complementary

#AE242C #24AE61 #2471AE

monochromatic

#490F12 #7B1A1F #AE242C #D63942 #E16C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AE242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE242C

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE242C	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)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c65',
    500: '#ae242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae242c;
$custom-light: #cf6c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.522,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.17335,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE242C

secondary

#67C7C1

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE242C

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

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