#AE2620#AE2620

#AE2620 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2620
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 53.48, 38.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 65.65, 35.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1528 0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.173 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4116, 10.4921, 2.4220)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2620 #20A8AE

analogous

#AE2061 #AE2620 #AE6D20

triadic

#AE2620 #20AE26 #2620AE

tetradic

#AE2620 #61AE20 #20A8AE #6D20AE

square

#AE2620 #61AE20 #20A8AE #6D20AE

split-complementary

#AE2620 #20AE6D #2061AE

monochromatic

#470F0D #7A1B16 #AE2620 #D93932 #E36B66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE2620 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE2620 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2620

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2620	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2620	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51481D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2620;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d5d',
    500: '#ae2620',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2620;
$custom-light: #d06d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2620",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.535,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49227,
    "c": 0.17322,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2620

secondary

#62C4C8

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2620

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

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