#AE2626#AE2626

#AE2626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2626
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, 53.68, 34.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 63.95, 32.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1546 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.172 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5007, 10.5278, 2.8913)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2626 #26AEAE

analogous

#AE266A #AE2626 #AE6A26

triadic

#AE2626 #26AE26 #2626AE

tetradic

#AE2626 #6AAE26 #26AEAE #6A26AE

square

#AE2626 #6AAE26 #26AEAE #6A26AE

split-complementary

#AE2626 #26AE6A #266AAE

monochromatic

#4A1010 #7C1B1B #AE2626 #D53D3D #E06F6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE2626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2626

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2626	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d61',
    500: '#ae2626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2626;
$custom-light: #cf6d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49292,
    "c": 0.17248,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2626

secondary

#6AC6C6

accent

#E7E741

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2626

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

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