#AE2823#AE2823

#AE2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.171 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2823
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 79.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.97, 52.94, 36.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.97, 64.40, 34.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.1517 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.171 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5200, 10.6405, 2.6685)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2823 #23A9AE

analogous

#AE2363 #AE2823 #AE6D23

triadic

#AE2823 #23AE28 #2823AE

tetradic

#AE2823 #63AE23 #23A9AE #6D23AE

square

#AE2823 #63AE23 #23A9AE #6D23AE

split-complementary

#AE2823 #23AE6D #2363AE

monochromatic

#48110F #7B1C19 #AE2823 #D73D37 #E16F6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#AE2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2823

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2823	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524921

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73661D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.171 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e5f',
    500: '#ae2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2823;
$custom-light: #cf6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.158,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49427,
    "c": 0.17131,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2823

secondary

#66C4C7

accent

#E3E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2823

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

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