#AE262A#AE262A

#AE262A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.172 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE262A
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 53.83, 32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 62.87, 31.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.156 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.172 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5688, 10.5550, 3.2496)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE262A #26AEAA

analogous

#AE266E #AE262A #AE6626

triadic

#AE262A #2AAE26 #262AAE

tetradic

#AE262A #6EAE26 #26AEAA #6626AE

square

#AE262A #6EAE26 #26AEAA #6626AE

split-complementary

#AE262A #26AE66 #266EAE

monochromatic

#4A1012 #7C1B1E #AE262A #D53D41 #E06F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AE262A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE262A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE262A

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE262A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE262A	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae262a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.172 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d64',
    500: '#ae262a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae262a;
$custom-light: #cf6d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae262a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.235,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49342,
    "c": 0.17202,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE262A

secondary

#6AC6C3

accent

#E7E241

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE262A

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

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