#AE262C#AE262C

#AE262C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE262C
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 53.91, 31.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 62.35, 30.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1567 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.172 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6055, 10.5697, 3.4429)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE262C #26AEA8

analogous

#AE2670 #AE262C #AE6426

triadic

#AE262C #2CAE26 #262CAE

tetradic

#AE262C #70AE26 #26AEA8 #6426AE

square

#AE262C #70AE26 #26AEA8 #6426AE

split-complementary

#AE262C #26AE64 #2670AE

monochromatic

#4A1013 #7C1B1F #AE262C #D53D43 #E06F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#AE262C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#AE262C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE262C

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE262C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE262C	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)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae262c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d65',
    500: '#ae262c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae262c;
$custom-light: #cf6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae262c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49369,
    "c": 0.1718,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE262C

secondary

#6AC6C2

accent

#E7E041

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE262C

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

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