#AE2825#AE2825

#AE2825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.171 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2825
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 53.01, 35.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 63.84, 33.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.45% 0.1523 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(49.45% 0.171 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5505, 10.6528, 2.8293)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2825 #25ABAE

analogous

#AE2567 #AE2825 #AE6D25

triadic

#AE2825 #25AE28 #2825AE

tetradic

#AE2825 #67AE25 #25ABAE #6D25AE

square

#AE2825 #67AE25 #25ABAE #6D25AE

split-complementary

#AE2825 #25AE6D #2567AE

monochromatic

#491110 #7C1C1A #AE2825 #D53E3B #E0706D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#AE2825 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#AE2825 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2825

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2825	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2825	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)

#514923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2825;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.171 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e60',
    500: '#ae2825',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2825;
$custom-light: #cf6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2825",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.314,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49449,
    "c": 0.17105,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2825

secondary

#68C4C6

accent

#E4E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2825

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

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