#AE253A#AE253A

#AE253A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE253A
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 58)
HSL	hsl(351, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 54.90, 22.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 59.46, 22.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.163 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.172 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8829, 10.6302, 5.0597)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE253A #25AE99

analogous

#AE257F #AE253A #AE5525

triadic

#AE253A #3AAE25 #253AAE

tetradic

#AE253A #7FAE25 #25AE99 #5525AE

square

#AE253A #7FAE25 #25AE99 #5525AE

split-complementary

#AE253A #25AE55 #257FAE

monochromatic

#491018 #7C1A29 #AE253A #D53B53 #E06D7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE253A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE253A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE253A

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE253A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE253A	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E493A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae253a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d70',
    500: '#ae253a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae253a;
$custom-light: #ce6d70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae253a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.803,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49515,
    "c": 0.17171,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE253A

secondary

#68C6B8

accent

#E8CE40

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE253A

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

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