#AE2726#AE2726

#AE2726 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2726
RGBrgb(174, 39, 38)
HSLhsl(0, 64%, 42%)
HSVhsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77.6%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(38.89, 53.36, 34.89)
CIE-LCHlch(38.89, 63.76, 33.18°)
OKLaboklab(49.38% 0.1536 0.0767)
OKLCHoklch(49.38% 0.172 26.5)
XYZxyz(18.5331, 10.5926, 2.9021)
Luminance0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2726 #26ADAE
analogous
#AE2669 #AE2726 #AE6B26
triadic
#AE2726 #26AE27 #2726AE
tetradic
#AE2726 #69AE26 #26ADAE #6B26AE
square
#AE2726 #69AE26 #26ADAE #6B26AE
split-complementary
#AE2726 #26AE6B #2669AE
monochromatic
#4A1010 #7C1C1B #AE2726 #D53E3D #E0706F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74
#AE2726 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12
#AE2726 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2726
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2726#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE27261.006.743.126.74
#FFFFFF6.741.0021.001.00
#0000003.1221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.741.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514924
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726620
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2726;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6d61',
    500: '#ae2726',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2726;
$custom-light: #cf6d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2726",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.441,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49376,
    "c": 0.17171,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2726
secondary
#6AC6C6
accent
#E6E741
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160805
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

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#AE2726 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva