#AE2524#AE2524

#AE2524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2524
RGBrgb(174, 37, 36)
HSLhsl(0, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(0, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.7%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.64, 53.92, 35.78)
CIE-LCHlch(38.64, 64.71, 33.57°)
OKLaboklab(49.19% 0.155 0.078)
OKLCHoklch(49.19% 0.173 26.7)
XYZxyz(18.4378, 10.4521, 2.7154)
Luminance0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2524 #24ADAE
analogous
#AE2468 #AE2524 #AE6A24
triadic
#AE2524 #24AE25 #2524AE
tetradic
#AE2524 #68AE24 #24ADAE #6A24AE
square
#AE2524 #68AE24 #24ADAE #6A24AE
split-complementary
#AE2524 #24AE6A #2468AE
monochromatic
#490F0F #7B1A1A #AE2524 #D63A39 #E16D6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80
#AE2524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09
#AE2524 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2524
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2524#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE25241.006.803.096.80
#FFFFFF6.801.0021.001.00
#0000003.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.801.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#504822
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72661E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c5f',
    500: '#ae2524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2524;
$custom-light: #cf6c5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.435,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49187,
    "c": 0.17347,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2524
secondary
#67C6C7
accent
#E7E93F
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160804
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2524

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#AE2524 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva