#AE2528#AE2528

#AE2528 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2528
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 40)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 54.06, 33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 63.60, 31.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1563 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.173 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5023, 10.4780, 3.0553)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2528 #25AEAB

analogous

#AE256D #AE2528 #AE6725

triadic

#AE2528 #28AE25 #2528AE

tetradic

#AE2528 #6DAE25 #25AEAB #6725AE

square

#AE2528 #6DAE25 #25AEAB #6725AE

split-complementary

#AE2528 #25AE67 #256DAE

monochromatic

#491011 #7C1A1C #AE2528 #D53B3E #E06D70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#AE2528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE2528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2528

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2528	1.00	6.79	3.10	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716622

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d62',
    500: '#ae2528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2528;
$custom-light: #cf6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.686,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49235,
    "c": 0.17301,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2528

secondary

#68C6C4

accent

#E8E440

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2528

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

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