#AE2832#AE2832

#AE2832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2832
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 53.55, 28.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 60.45, 27.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1569 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.17 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7922, 10.7494, 4.1023)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2832 #28AEA4

analogous

#AE2875 #AE2832 #AE6128

triadic

#AE2832 #32AE28 #2832AE

tetradic

#AE2832 #75AE28 #28AEA4 #6128AE

square

#AE2832 #75AE28 #28AEA4 #6128AE

split-complementary

#AE2832 #28AE61 #2875AE

monochromatic

#4A1115 #7C1D24 #AE2832 #D3404B #DF727A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AE2832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2832

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2832	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)

#504A31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6a',
    500: '#ae2832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2832;
$custom-light: #ce6e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.522,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49626,
    "c": 0.16963,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2832

secondary

#6CC6BF

accent

#E6D942

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2832

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

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