#AE242E#AE242E

#AE242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE242E
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 54.60, 29.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 62.25, 28.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1593 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.173 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5818, 10.4606, 3.6249)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE242E #24AEA4

analogous

#AE2473 #AE242E #AE5F24

triadic

#AE242E #2EAE24 #242EAE

tetradic

#AE242E #73AE24 #24AEA4 #5F24AE

square

#AE242E #73AE24 #24AEA4 #5F24AE

split-complementary

#AE242E #24AE5F #2473AE

monochromatic

#490F13 #7B1A21 #AE242E #D63945 #E16C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AE242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE242E

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE242E	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c67',
    500: '#ae242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae242e;
$custom-light: #cf6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.652,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49237,
    "c": 0.17316,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE242E

secondary

#67C7C0

accent

#E9DC3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE242E

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

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