#AE2531#AE2531

#AE2531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2531
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 54.44, 28.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 61.33, 27.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1595 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.172 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6737, 10.5465, 3.9576)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2531 #25AEA2

analogous

#AE2576 #AE2531 #AE5E25

triadic

#AE2531 #31AE25 #2531AE

tetradic

#AE2531 #76AE25 #25AEA2 #5E25AE

square

#AE2531 #76AE25 #25AEA2 #5E25AE

split-complementary

#AE2531 #25AE5E #2576AE

monochromatic

#491015 #7C1A23 #AE2531 #D53B48 #E06D77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE2531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2531

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2531	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)

#4F4930

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d69',
    500: '#ae2531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2531;
$custom-light: #cf6d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.745,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49361,
    "c": 0.17214,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2531

secondary

#68C6BE

accent

#E8D940

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2531

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

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