#AE2621#AE2621

#AE2621 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2621
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 33)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 53.51, 37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 65.37, 35.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1531 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.173 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4254, 10.4977, 2.4946)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2621 #21A9AE

analogous

#AE2162 #AE2621 #AE6D21

triadic

#AE2621 #21AE26 #2621AE

tetradic

#AE2621 #62AE21 #21A9AE #6D21AE

square

#AE2621 #62AE21 #21A9AE #6D21AE

split-complementary

#AE2621 #21AE6D #2162AE

monochromatic

#47100D #7B1B17 #AE2621 #D83A34 #E26C67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#AE2621 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#AE2621 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2621

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2621	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2621	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)

#51481F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2621;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d5d',
    500: '#ae2621',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2621;
$custom-light: #d06d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2621",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.128,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49237,
    "c": 0.1731,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2621

secondary

#63C4C8

accent

#E5EB3D

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2621

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

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