#AE243C#AE243C

#AE243C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE243C
RGB	rgb(174, 36, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 55.31, 21.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 59.34, 21.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1647 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.173 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9041, 10.5896, 5.3227)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE243C #24AE96

analogous

#AE2481 #AE243C #AE5124

triadic

#AE243C #3CAE24 #243CAE

tetradic

#AE243C #81AE24 #24AE96 #5124AE

square

#AE243C #81AE24 #24AE96 #5124AE

split-complementary

#AE243C #24AE51 #2481AE

monochromatic

#490F19 #7B1A2B #AE243C #D63954 #E16C80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE243C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE243C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE243C

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE243C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE243C	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D493C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae243c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 36, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d71',
    500: '#ae243c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae243c;
$custom-light: #ce6d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae243c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49475,
    "c": 0.1725,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE243C

secondary

#67C7B6

accent

#E9CB3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEC

border

#D4C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE243C

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

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