#AE2542#AE2542

#AE2542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.172 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2542
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 66)
HSL	hsl(347, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.10, 55.37, 17.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.10, 58.22, 18.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.1661 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.172 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1025, 10.7180, 6.2161)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2542 #25AE91

analogous

#AE2587 #AE2542 #AE4D25

triadic

#AE2542 #42AE25 #2542AE

tetradic

#AE2542 #87AE25 #25AE91 #4D25AE

square

#AE2542 #87AE25 #25AE91 #4D25AE

split-complementary

#AE2542 #25AE4D #2587AE

monochromatic

#49101C #7C1A2F #AE2542 #D53B5C #E06D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#AE2542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE2542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2542

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2542	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.172 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d76',
    500: '#ae2542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2542;
$custom-light: #cd6d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.299,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49676,
    "c": 0.17181,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2542

secondary

#68C6B3

accent

#E8C440

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2542

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

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