#AE2642#AE2642

#AE2642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.171 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2642
RGB	rgb(174, 38, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.21, 55.07, 18.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.21, 57.98, 18.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.1651 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.171 15)
XYZ	xyz(19.1340, 10.7811, 6.2266)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2642 #26AE92

analogous

#AE2686 #AE2642 #AE4E26

triadic

#AE2642 #42AE26 #2642AE

tetradic

#AE2642 #86AE26 #26AE92 #4E26AE

square

#AE2642 #86AE26 #26AE92 #4E26AE

split-complementary

#AE2642 #26AE4E #2686AE

monochromatic

#4A101C #7C1B2F #AE2642 #D53D5C #E06F86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AE2642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2642

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2642	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F663E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 38, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.171 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e76',
    500: '#ae2642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2642;
$custom-light: #cd6e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.647,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49755,
    "c": 0.17095,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.10778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2642

secondary

#6AC6B3

accent

#E7C541

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2642

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

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