#AE2545#AE2545

#AE2545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.172 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2545
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 55.57, 16.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 57.87, 16.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1673 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.172 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1933, 10.7543, 6.6942)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2545 #25AE8E

analogous

#AE258A #AE2545 #AE4925

triadic

#AE2545 #45AE25 #2545AE

tetradic

#AE2545 #8AAE25 #25AE8E #4925AE

square

#AE2545 #8AAE25 #25AE8E #4925AE

split-complementary

#AE2545 #25AE49 #258AAE

monochromatic

#49101D #7C1A31 #AE2545 #D53B5F #E06D88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AE2545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2545

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2545	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.172 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d78',
    500: '#ae2545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2545;
$custom-light: #cd6d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.985,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49742,
    "c": 0.17198,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2545

secondary

#68C6B0

accent

#E8C140

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2545

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

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