#AE2826#AE2826

#AE2826 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2826
RGBrgb(174, 40, 38)
HSLhsl(1, 64%, 42%)
HSVhsv(1, 78%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.00, 53.04, 35.01)
CIE-LCHlch(39.00, 63.55, 33.43°)
OKLaboklab(49.46% 0.1526 0.0769)
OKLCHoklch(49.46% 0.171 26.8)
XYZxyz(18.5664, 10.6591, 2.9132)
Luminance0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2826 #26ACAE
analogous
#AE2668 #AE2826 #AE6C26
triadic
#AE2826 #26AE28 #2826AE
tetradic
#AE2826 #68AE26 #26ACAE #6C26AE
square
#AE2826 #68AE26 #26ACAE #6C26AE
split-complementary
#AE2826 #26AE6C #2668AE
monochromatic
#4A1110 #7C1C1B #AE2826 #D53F3D #E0716F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71
#AE2826 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13
#AE2826 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2826
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2826#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE28261.006.713.136.71
#FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00
#0000003.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.711.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514924
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726620
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2826;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e61',
    500: '#ae2826',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2826;
$custom-light: #cf6e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2826",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.882,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49461,
    "c": 0.17092,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2826
secondary
#6AC5C6
accent
#E5E741
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160805
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

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#AE2826 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva