#AE252F#AE252F

#AE252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE252F
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 73%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 54.35, 29.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 61.80, 28.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1587 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.172 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6324, 10.5300, 3.7402)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE252F #25AEA4

analogous

#AE2574 #AE252F #AE6025

triadic

#AE252F #2FAE25 #252FAE

tetradic

#AE252F #74AE25 #25AEA4 #6025AE

square

#AE252F #74AE25 #25AEA4 #6025AE

split-complementary

#AE252F #25AE60 #2574AE

monochromatic

#491014 #7C1A21 #AE252F #D53B46 #E06D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE252F

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE252F	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F492E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d67',
    500: '#ae252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae252f;
$custom-light: #cf6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.62,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49331,
    "c": 0.1723,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE252F

secondary

#68C6C0

accent

#E8DC40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE252F

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

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