#AE2520#AE2520

#AE2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.174 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2520
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 53.79, 37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 65.84, 35.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.1537 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.174 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3801, 10.4291, 2.4115)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2520 #20A9AE

analogous

#AE2062 #AE2520 #AE6C20

triadic

#AE2520 #20AE25 #2520AE

tetradic

#AE2520 #62AE20 #20A9AE #6C20AE

square

#AE2520 #62AE20 #20A9AE #6C20AE

split-complementary

#AE2520 #20AE6C #2062AE

monochromatic

#470F0D #7A1A16 #AE2520 #D93832 #E36A66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AE2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2520

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2520	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)

#50481E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.174 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c5d',
    500: '#ae2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2520;
$custom-light: #d06c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.113,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49145,
    "c": 0.17397,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2520

secondary

#62C4C8

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2520

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

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