#AE282C#AE282C

#AE282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.170 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE282C
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 53.28, 31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 61.93, 30.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1547 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.17 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6712, 10.7010, 3.4648)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE282C #28AEAA

analogous

#AE286F #AE282C #AE6728

triadic

#AE282C #2CAE28 #282CAE

tetradic

#AE282C #6FAE28 #28AEAA #6728AE

square

#AE282C #6FAE28 #28AEAA #6728AE

split-complementary

#AE282C #28AE67 #286FAE

monochromatic

#4A1113 #7C1D1F #AE282C #D34044 #DF7275

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#AE282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE282C

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE282C	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.170 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e65',
    500: '#ae282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae282c;
$custom-light: #cf6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.209,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49537,
    "c": 0.1702,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE282C

secondary

#6CC6C3

accent

#E6E142

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE282C

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

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