#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
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 53.95, 35.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 64.43, 33.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1553 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.173 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4533, 10.4583, 2.7969)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AE2525	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #AE2525

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

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