#AE253B#AE253B

#AE253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.172 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE253B
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, 54.95, 22.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 59.28, 22.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1633 0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.172 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9086, 10.6405, 5.1950)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE253B #25AE98

analogous

#AE2580 #AE253B #AE5425

triadic

#AE253B #3BAE25 #253BAE

tetradic

#AE253B #80AE25 #25AE98 #5425AE

square

#AE253B #80AE25 #25AE98 #5425AE

split-complementary

#AE253B #25AE54 #2580AE

monochromatic

#491019 #7C1A2A #AE253B #D53B54 #E06D80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#AE253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE253B

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE253B	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D493B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.172 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d70',
    500: '#ae253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae253b;
$custom-light: #ce6d70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.365,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49534,
    "c": 0.17169,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE253B

secondary

#68C6B7

accent

#E8CD40

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE253B

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

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