#AE252B#AE252B

#AE252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.173 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252B
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 54.18, 31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 62.81, 30.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.1573 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.173 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5554, 10.4992, 3.3346)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252B #25AEA8

analogous

#AE2570 #AE252B #AE6425

triadic

#AE252B #2BAE25 #252BAE

tetradic

#AE252B #70AE25 #25AEA8 #6425AE

square

#AE252B #70AE25 #25AEA8 #6425AE

split-complementary

#AE252B #25AE64 #2570AE

monochromatic

#491012 #7C1A1F #AE252B #D53B42 #E06D72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252B

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252B	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)

#4F482A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.173 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d64',
    500: '#ae252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252b;
$custom-light: #cf6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.372,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49274,
    "c": 0.17268,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252B

secondary

#68C6C2

accent

#E8E140

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252B

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

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