#AE2628#AE2628

#AE2628 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2628
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 40)
HSL	hsl(359, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, 53.75, 33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 63.41, 32.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1553 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.172 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5339, 10.5410, 3.0658)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2628 #26AEAC

analogous

#AE266C #AE2628 #AE6826

triadic

#AE2628 #28AE26 #2628AE

tetradic

#AE2628 #6CAE26 #26AEAC #6826AE

square

#AE2628 #6CAE26 #26AEAC #6826AE

split-complementary

#AE2628 #26AE68 #266CAE

monochromatic

#4A1011 #7C1B1C #AE2628 #D53D3F #E06F71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#AE2628 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE2628 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2628

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2628	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2628	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)

#504926

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726622

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2628;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d62',
    500: '#ae2628',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2628;
$custom-light: #cf6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2628",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49317,
    "c": 0.17224,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2628

secondary

#6AC6C5

accent

#E7E541

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2628

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

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