#AE2546#AE2546

#AE2546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.172 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2546
RGB	rgb(174, 37, 70)
HSL	hsl(346, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 59.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 55.64, 15.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 57.77, 15.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.1677 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.172 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2246, 10.7668, 6.8591)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2546 #25AE8D

analogous

#AE258B #AE2546 #AE4825

triadic

#AE2546 #46AE25 #2546AE

tetradic

#AE2546 #8BAE25 #25AE8D #4825AE

square

#AE2546 #8BAE25 #25AE8D #4825AE

split-complementary

#AE2546 #25AE48 #258BAE

monochromatic

#49101D #7C1A32 #AE2546 #D53B60 #E06D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE2546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2546

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2546	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 37, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.172 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d79',
    500: '#ae2546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2546;
$custom-light: #cd6d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.547,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49764,
    "c": 0.17206,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2546

secondary

#68C6B0

accent

#E8BF40

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2546

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

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