#AE2735#AE2735

#AE2735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2735
RGB	rgb(174, 39, 53)
HSL	hsl(354, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 54.01, 26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 60.00, 25.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.159 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.17 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8258, 10.7096, 4.4434)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2735 #27AEA0

analogous

#AE2779 #AE2735 #AE5D27

triadic

#AE2735 #35AE27 #2735AE

tetradic

#AE2735 #79AE27 #27AEA0 #5D27AE

square

#AE2735 #79AE27 #27AEA0 #5D27AE

split-complementary

#AE2735 #27AE5D #2779AE

monochromatic

#4A1117 #7C1C26 #AE2735 #D43E4E #DF707C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#AE2735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE2735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2735

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2735	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 39, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6c',
    500: '#ae2735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2735;
$custom-light: #ce6e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.778,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4959,
    "c": 0.17025,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2735

secondary

#6BC6BC

accent

#E6D541

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2735

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

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