#AE252E#AE252E

#AE252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252E
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 54.30, 30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 62.05, 28.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1584 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.172 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6124, 10.5220, 3.6352)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252E #25AEA5

analogous

#AE2573 #AE252E #AE6125

triadic

#AE252E #2EAE25 #252EAE

tetradic

#AE252E #73AE25 #25AEA5 #6125AE

square

#AE252E #73AE25 #25AEA5 #6125AE

split-complementary

#AE252E #25AE61 #2573AE

monochromatic

#491013 #7C1A21 #AE252E #D53B45 #E06D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#AE252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252E

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252E	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)

#4F492D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d67',
    500: '#ae252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252e;
$custom-light: #cf6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.058,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49316,
    "c": 0.1724,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252E

secondary

#68C6C0

accent

#E8DD40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252E

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

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