#AE2820#AE2820

#AE2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.172 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2820
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 81.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 52.84, 38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 65.27, 35.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1508 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.172 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4773, 10.6235, 2.4439)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2820 #20A6AE

analogous

#AE205F #AE2820 #AE6F20

triadic

#AE2820 #20AE28 #2820AE

tetradic

#AE2820 #5FAE20 #20A6AE #6F20AE

square

#AE2820 #5FAE20 #20A6AE #6F20AE

split-complementary

#AE2820 #20AE6F #205FAE

monochromatic

#47100D #7A1C16 #AE2820 #D93B32 #E36D66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#AE2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#AE2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2820

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2820	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52491D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.172 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06e5d',
    500: '#ae2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2820;
$custom-light: #d06e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.38,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49396,
    "c": 0.1717,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2820

secondary

#62C2C8

accent

#E2EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2820

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

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