#AE2536#AE2536

#AE2536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2536
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 54.68, 25.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 60.23, 24.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1614 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.172 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7851, 10.5911, 4.5445)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2536 #25AE9D

analogous

#AE257B #AE2536 #AE5925

triadic

#AE2536 #36AE25 #2536AE

tetradic

#AE2536 #7BAE25 #25AE9D #5925AE

square

#AE2536 #7BAE25 #25AE9D #5925AE

split-complementary

#AE2536 #25AE59 #257BAE

monochromatic

#491017 #7C1A26 #AE2536 #D53B4E #E06D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2536

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2536	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)

#4E4936

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6d',
    500: '#ae2536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2536;
$custom-light: #ce6d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.555,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49443,
    "c": 0.17184,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2536

secondary

#68C6BB

accent

#E8D340

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2536

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

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