#AE263C#AE263C

#AE263C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.171 H 17.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE263C
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 54.70, 21.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 58.88, 21.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1628 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.171 17.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9663, 10.7140, 5.3434)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE263C #26AE98

analogous

#AE2680 #AE263C #AE5426

triadic

#AE263C #3CAE26 #263CAE

tetradic

#AE263C #80AE26 #26AE98 #5426AE

square

#AE263C #80AE26 #26AE98 #5426AE

split-complementary

#AE263C #26AE54 #2680AE

monochromatic

#4A1019 #7C1B2B #AE263C #D53D55 #E06F81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#AE263C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE263C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE263C

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE263C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE263C	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4A3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae263c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.171 17.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d71',
    500: '#ae263c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae263c;
$custom-light: #ce6d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae263c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.294,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49633,
    "c": 0.17084,
    "h": 17.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE263C

secondary

#6AC6B7

accent

#E7CC41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE263C

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

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