#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
RGBrgb(174, 37, 32)
HSLhsl(2, 69%, 40%)
HSVhsv(2, 82%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.7%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.60, 53.79, 37.98)
CIE-LCHlch(38.60, 65.84, 35.22°)
OKLaboklab(49.15% 0.1537 0.0815)
OKLCHoklch(49.15% 0.174 27.9)
XYZxyz(18.3801, 10.4291, 2.4115)
Luminance0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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
##AE25201.006.813.096.81
#FFFFFF6.811.0021.001.00
#0000003.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.811.0021.001.00

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

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#AE2520 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva