#AE2535#AE2535

#AE2535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2535
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 53)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 54.63, 25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 60.44, 25.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.161 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.172 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7619, 10.5818, 4.4221)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2535 #25AE9E

analogous

#AE257A #AE2535 #AE5A25

triadic

#AE2535 #35AE25 #2535AE

tetradic

#AE2535 #7AAE25 #25AE9E #5A25AE

square

#AE2535 #7AAE25 #25AE9E #5A25AE

split-complementary

#AE2535 #25AE5A #257AAE

monochromatic

#491016 #7C1A26 #AE2535 #D53B4D #E06D7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2535

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2535	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6c',
    500: '#ae2535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2535;
$custom-light: #ce6d6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.993,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49426,
    "c": 0.17189,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2535

secondary

#68C6BB

accent

#E8D440

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2535

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

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