#AE2529#AE2529

#AE2529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2529
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 41)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 54.10, 32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 63.34, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1566 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.173 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5196, 10.4848, 3.1460)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2529 #25AEAA

analogous

#AE256E #AE2529 #AE6625

triadic

#AE2529 #29AE25 #2529AE

tetradic

#AE2529 #6EAE25 #25AEAA #6625AE

square

#AE2529 #6EAE25 #25AEAA #6625AE

split-complementary

#AE2529 #25AE66 #256EAE

monochromatic

#491011 #7C1A1D #AE2529 #D53B3F #E06D71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE2529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE2529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2529

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2529	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716624

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d63',
    500: '#ae2529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2529;
$custom-light: #cf6d63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49248,
    "c": 0.1729,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2529

secondary

#68C6C4

accent

#E8E340

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2529

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

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