#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
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 53.36, 34.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 63.76, 33.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1536 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.172 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5331, 10.5926, 2.9021)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AE2726	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)

#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

Preview with #AE2726

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

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