#AE2731#AE2731

#AE2731 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2731
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 49)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 53.82, 28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 60.90, 27.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1575 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.171 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7376, 10.6744, 3.9789)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2731 #27AEA4

analogous

#AE2774 #AE2731 #AE6127

triadic

#AE2731 #31AE27 #2731AE

tetradic

#AE2731 #74AE27 #27AEA4 #6127AE

square

#AE2731 #74AE27 #27AEA4 #6127AE

split-complementary

#AE2731 #27AE61 #2774AE

monochromatic

#4A1115 #7C1C23 #AE2731 #D43E49 #DF7079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#AE2731 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE2731 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2731

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2731	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2731	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504930

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2731;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6d69',
    500: '#ae2731',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2731;
$custom-light: #ce6d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2731",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.556,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49525,
    "c": 0.17054,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2731

secondary

#6BC6BF

accent

#E6DA41

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2731

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

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