#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
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 53.92, 35.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 64.71, 33.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.155 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.173 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4378, 10.4521, 2.7154)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AE2524	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)

#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

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

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