#AE252D#AE252D

#AE252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252D
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 54.26, 30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 62.30, 29.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.158 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.172 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5930, 10.5142, 3.5326)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252D #25AEA6

analogous

#AE2572 #AE252D #AE6225

triadic

#AE252D #2DAE25 #252DAE

tetradic

#AE252D #72AE25 #25AEA6 #6225AE

square

#AE252D #72AE25 #25AEA6 #6225AE

split-complementary

#AE252D #25AE62 #2572AE

monochromatic

#491013 #7C1A20 #AE252D #D53B44 #E06D74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AE252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252D

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252D	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)

#4F482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d66',
    500: '#ae252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252d;
$custom-light: #cf6d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.496,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49302,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252D

secondary

#68C6C1

accent

#E8DE40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252D

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

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