#AE2539#AE2539

#AE2539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2539
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 54.84, 23.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 59.64, 23.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.1626 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.172 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8577, 10.6201, 4.9270)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2539 #25AE9A

analogous

#AE257E #AE2539 #AE5625

triadic

#AE2539 #39AE25 #2539AE

tetradic

#AE2539 #7EAE25 #25AE9A #5625AE

square

#AE2539 #7EAE25 #25AE9A #5625AE

split-complementary

#AE2539 #25AE56 #257EAE

monochromatic

#491018 #7C1A28 #AE2539 #D53B51 #E06D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE2539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2539

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2539	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4939

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d6f',
    500: '#ae2539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2539;
$custom-light: #ce6d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.241,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49497,
    "c": 0.17173,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2539

secondary

#68C6B9

accent

#E8CF40

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2539

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

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