#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
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 38)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.00, 53.04, 35.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.00, 63.55, 33.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1526 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.171 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5664, 10.6591, 2.9132)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AE2826	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)

#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

Preview with #AE2826

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

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