#AE2523#AE2523
#AE2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 37, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 79.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.63, 53.88, 36.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.63, 64.99, 33.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.18% 0.1546 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.18% 0.174 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4227, 10.4461, 2.6361) |
| Luminance | 0.1044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 0.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.51
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.20
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.45
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2523 #23ACAE
analogous
#AE2366 #AE2523 #AE6A23
triadic
#AE2523 #23AE25 #2523AE
tetradic
#AE2523 #66AE23 #23ACAE #6A23AE
square
#AE2523 #66AE23 #23ACAE #6A23AE
split-complementary
#AE2523 #23AE6A #2366AE
monochromatic
#480F0F #7B1A19 #AE2523 #D73A37 #E16C6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.80
#AE2523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#AE2523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2523
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2523 | 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)
#504821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72661D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf6c5f',
500: '#ae2523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2523; $custom-light: #cf6c5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2523",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 37,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.863,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49176,
"c": 0.1736,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.10443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2523
secondary
#66C6C7
accent
#E7E93E
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160804
muted
#847A79