#AE2527#AE2527
#AE2527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2527 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 37, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 77.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.68, 54.02, 34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.68, 63.88, 32.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.22% 0.1559 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.22% 0.173 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4856, 10.4712, 2.9669) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.83
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.72
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.97
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2527 #25AEAC
analogous
#AE256C #AE2527 #AE6825
triadic
#AE2527 #27AE25 #2527AE
tetradic
#AE2527 #6CAE25 #25AEAC #6825AE
square
#AE2527 #6CAE25 #25AEAC #6825AE
split-complementary
#AE2527 #25AE68 #256CAE
monochromatic
#491010 #7C1A1C #AE2527 #D53B3D #E06D6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#AE2527 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#AE2527 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2527
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2527 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2527 | 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)
#504825
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2527; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf6c62',
500: '#ae2527',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2527; $custom-light: #cf6c62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2527",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 37,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.124,
"s": 64.929,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49223,
"c": 0.17312,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.10468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2527
secondary
#68C6C5
accent
#E8E540
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FCECEA
border
#D5C7C6
text
#160805
muted
#847A79