#AE252A#AE252A

#AE252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.173 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252A
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 54.14, 32.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 63.07, 30.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.157 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.173 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5372, 10.4919, 3.2391)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252A #25AEA9

analogous

#AE256F #AE252A #AE6525

triadic

#AE252A #2AAE25 #252AAE

tetradic

#AE252A #6FAE25 #25AEA9 #6525AE

square

#AE252A #6FAE25 #25AEA9 #6525AE

split-complementary

#AE252A #25AE65 #256FAE

monochromatic

#491012 #7C1A1E #AE252A #D53B41 #E06D72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252A

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252A	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)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.173 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d64',
    500: '#ae252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252a;
$custom-light: #cf6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.81,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49261,
    "c": 0.17279,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252A

secondary

#68C6C3

accent

#E8E240

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252A

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

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