#AE2828#AE2828

#AE2828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2828
RGBrgb(174, 40, 40)
HSLhsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSVhsv(0, 77%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.02, 53.12, 33.88)
CIE-LCHlch(39.02, 63.00, 32.53°)
OKLaboklab(49.49% 0.1533 0.075)
OKLCHoklch(49.49% 0.171 26.1)
XYZxyz(18.5996, 10.6724, 3.0877)
Luminance0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2828 #28AEAE
analogous
#AE286B #AE2828 #AE6B28
triadic
#AE2828 #28AE28 #2828AE
tetradic
#AE2828 #6BAE28 #28AEAE #6B28AE
square
#AE2828 #6BAE28 #28AEAE #6B28AE
split-complementary
#AE2828 #28AE6B #286BAE
monochromatic
#4A1111 #7C1D1D #AE2828 #D34040 #DF7272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70
#AE2828 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13
#AE2828 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2828
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2828#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE28281.006.703.136.70
#FFFFFF6.701.0021.001.00
#0000003.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.701.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726623
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e62',
    500: '#ae2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2828;
$custom-light: #cf6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49485,
    "c": 0.17067,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2828
secondary
#6CC6C6
accent
#E6E642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2828

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#AE2828 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva