#AE2521#AE2521

#AE2521 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2521
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 33)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 81%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 53.82, 37.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 65.56, 34.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.154 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.174 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3939, 10.4346, 2.4841)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2521 #21AAAE

analogous

#AE2163 #AE2521 #AE6B21

triadic

#AE2521 #21AE25 #2521AE

tetradic

#AE2521 #63AE21 #21AAAE #6B21AE

square

#AE2521 #63AE21 #21AAAE #6B21AE

split-complementary

#AE2521 #21AE6B #2163AE

monochromatic

#470F0D #7B1A17 #AE2521 #D83834 #E26B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AE2521 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE2521 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2521

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2521	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2521	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)

#50481F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2521;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c5d',
    500: '#ae2521',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2521;
$custom-light: #d06c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2521",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.702,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49155,
    "c": 0.17384,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2521

secondary

#63C5C8

accent

#E6EB3D

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2521

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

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