#AE2525#AE2525

#AE2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2525
RGBrgb(174, 37, 37)
HSLhsl(0, 65%, 41%)
HSVhsv(0, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.7%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.65, 53.95, 35.22)
CIE-LCHlch(38.65, 64.43, 33.14°)
OKLaboklab(49.2% 0.1553 0.0771)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.173 26.4)
XYZxyz(18.4533, 10.4583, 2.7969)
Luminance0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2525 #25AEAE
analogous
#AE256A #AE2525 #AE6A25
triadic
#AE2525 #25AE25 #2525AE
tetradic
#AE2525 #6AAE25 #25AEAE #6A25AE
square
#AE2525 #6AAE25 #25AEAE #6A25AE
split-complementary
#AE2525 #25AE6A #256AAE
monochromatic
#491010 #7C1A1A #AE2525 #D53B3B #E06D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79
#AE2525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09
#AE2525 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2525
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2525#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE25251.006.793.096.79
#FFFFFF6.791.0021.001.00
#0000003.0921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#504823
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72661F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c60',
    500: '#ae2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2525;
$custom-light: #cf6c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49199,
    "c": 0.17335,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2525
secondary
#68C6C6
accent
#E8E840
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160805
muted
#847A79

Preview Lab

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#AE2525 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva