#AE2725#AE2725

#AE2725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2725
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 53.33, 35.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 64.04, 33.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1533 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.172 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5172, 10.5862, 2.8182)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2725 #25ACAE

analogous

#AE2568 #AE2725 #AE6C25

triadic

#AE2725 #25AE27 #2725AE

tetradic

#AE2725 #68AE25 #25ACAE #6C25AE

square

#AE2725 #68AE25 #25ACAE #6C25AE

split-complementary

#AE2725 #25AE6C #2568AE

monochromatic

#491010 #7C1C1A #AE2725 #D53D3B #E06F6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#AE2725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2725

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2725	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)

#514923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d60',
    500: '#ae2725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2725;
$custom-light: #cf6d60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.876,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49364,
    "c": 0.17183,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2725

secondary

#68C5C6

accent

#E5E840

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2725

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

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