#AE2534#AE2534

#AE2534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2534
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 52)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 70.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 54.58, 26.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 60.65, 25.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1606 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.172 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7391, 10.5727, 4.3022)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2534 #25AE9F

analogous

#AE2579 #AE2534 #AE5B25

triadic

#AE2534 #34AE25 #2534AE

tetradic

#AE2534 #79AE25 #25AE9F #5B25AE

square

#AE2534 #79AE25 #25AE9F #5B25AE

split-complementary

#AE2534 #25AE5B #2579AE

monochromatic

#491016 #7C1A25 #AE2534 #D53B4C #E06D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2534

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2534	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4933

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6b',
    500: '#ae2534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2534;
$custom-light: #ce6d6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.431,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4941,
    "c": 0.17194,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2534

secondary

#68C6BC

accent

#E8D640

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2534

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

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