#AE2526#AE2526

#AE2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2526
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 53.99, 34.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 64.15, 32.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1556 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.173 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4692, 10.4647, 2.8808)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2526 #25AEAD

analogous

#AE256B #AE2526 #AE6925

triadic

#AE2526 #26AE25 #2526AE

tetradic

#AE2526 #6BAE25 #25AEAD #6925AE

square

#AE2526 #6BAE25 #25AEAD #6925AE

split-complementary

#AE2526 #25AE69 #256BAE

monochromatic

#491010 #7C1A1B #AE2526 #D53B3C #E06D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AE2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#AE2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2526

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2526	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)

#504824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c61',
    500: '#ae2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2526;
$custom-light: #cf6c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.562,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49211,
    "c": 0.17324,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2526

secondary

#68C6C6

accent

#E8E740

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2526

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

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