#AE2724#AE2724

#AE2724 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2724
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 36)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 53.29, 36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 64.32, 34.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.153 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.172 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5017, 10.5800, 2.7367)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2724 #24ABAE

analogous

#AE2466 #AE2724 #AE6C24

triadic

#AE2724 #24AE27 #2724AE

tetradic

#AE2724 #66AE24 #24ABAE #6C24AE

square

#AE2724 #66AE24 #24ABAE #6C24AE

split-complementary

#AE2724 #24AE6C #2466AE

monochromatic

#49100F #7B1C1A #AE2724 #D63D39 #E16E6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2724 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2724 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2724

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2724	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2724	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514922

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2724;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d5f',
    500: '#ae2724',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2724;
$custom-light: #cf6d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2724",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.304,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49353,
    "c": 0.17195,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2724

secondary

#67C5C7

accent

#E5E93F

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2724

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

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