#AE2532#AE2532

#AE2532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2532
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 50)
HSL	hsl(354, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(354, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 54.48, 27.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 61.10, 26.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1599 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.172 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6950, 10.5550, 4.0699)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2532 #25AEA1

analogous

#AE2577 #AE2532 #AE5D25

triadic

#AE2532 #32AE25 #2532AE

tetradic

#AE2532 #77AE25 #25AEA1 #5D25AE

square

#AE2532 #77AE25 #25AEA1 #5D25AE

split-complementary

#AE2532 #25AE5D #2577AE

monochromatic

#491015 #7C1A23 #AE2532 #D53B4A #E06D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AE2532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2532

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2532	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6a',
    500: '#ae2532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2532;
$custom-light: #ce6d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.307,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49377,
    "c": 0.17207,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2532

secondary

#68C6BE

accent

#E8D840

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2532

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

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