#AE252C#AE252C

#AE252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.173 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252C
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 54.22, 31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 62.55, 29.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1577 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.173 24)
XYZ	xyz(18.5739, 10.5066, 3.4324)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252C #25AEA7

analogous

#AE2571 #AE252C #AE6325

triadic

#AE252C #2CAE25 #252CAE

tetradic

#AE252C #71AE25 #25AEA7 #6325AE

square

#AE252C #71AE25 #25AEA7 #6325AE

split-complementary

#AE252C #25AE63 #2571AE

monochromatic

#491012 #7C1A1F #AE252C #D53B43 #E06D73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AE252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252C

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252C	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.173 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d65',
    500: '#ae252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252c;
$custom-light: #cf6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.934,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49288,
    "c": 0.17259,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.10504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252C

secondary

#68C6C2

accent

#E8DF40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252C

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

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