#AE2831#AE2831

#AE2831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2831
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 49)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 53.50, 28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 60.68, 28.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1565 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.17 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7709, 10.7409, 3.9900)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2831 #28AEA5

analogous

#AE2874 #AE2831 #AE6228

triadic

#AE2831 #31AE28 #2831AE

tetradic

#AE2831 #74AE28 #28AEA5 #6228AE

square

#AE2831 #74AE28 #28AEA5 #6228AE

split-complementary

#AE2831 #28AE62 #2874AE

monochromatic

#4A1115 #7C1D23 #AE2831 #D3404A #DF7279

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AE2831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2831

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2831	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e69',
    500: '#ae2831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2831;
$custom-light: #ce6e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.97,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4961,
    "c": 0.16971,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2831

secondary

#6CC6C0

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2831

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

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