#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
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.02, 53.12, 33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.02, 63.00, 32.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.1533 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.171 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5996, 10.6724, 3.0877)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##AE2828	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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