#AE2537#AE2537

#AE2537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2537
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 55)
HSL	hsl(352, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(352, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 54.73, 24.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 60.03, 24.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1618 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.172 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8088, 10.6005, 4.6694)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2537 #25AE9C

analogous

#AE257C #AE2537 #AE5825

triadic

#AE2537 #37AE25 #2537AE

tetradic

#AE2537 #7CAE25 #25AE9C #5825AE

square

#AE2537 #7CAE25 #25AE9C #5825AE

split-complementary

#AE2537 #25AE58 #257CAE

monochromatic

#491017 #7C1A27 #AE2537 #D53B4F #E06D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#AE2537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2537

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2537	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6d',
    500: '#ae2537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2537;
$custom-light: #ce6d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.117,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49461,
    "c": 0.17179,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2537

secondary

#68C6BA

accent

#E8D240

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2537

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

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