#AE2522#AE2522

#AE2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2522
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 80.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 53.85, 36.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 65.27, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1543 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.174 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4081, 10.4403, 2.5590)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2522 #22ABAE

analogous

#AE2265 #AE2522 #AE6B22

triadic

#AE2522 #22AE25 #2522AE

tetradic

#AE2522 #65AE22 #22ABAE #6B22AE

square

#AE2522 #65AE22 #22ABAE #6B22AE

split-complementary

#AE2522 #22AE6B #2265AE

monochromatic

#480F0E #7B1A18 #AE2522 #D83936 #E26B69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#AE2522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE2522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2522

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2522	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)

#504820

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c5e',
    500: '#ae2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2522;
$custom-light: #d06c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49166,
    "c": 0.17372,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2522

secondary

#64C5C7

accent

#E6EA3E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2522

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

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