#AE2835#AE2835

#AE2835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2835
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 53)
HSL	hsl(354, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 53.69, 26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 59.77, 26.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.158 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.169 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8591, 10.7762, 4.4545)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2835 #28AEA1

analogous

#AE2878 #AE2835 #AE5E28

triadic

#AE2835 #35AE28 #2835AE

tetradic

#AE2835 #78AE28 #28AEA1 #5E28AE

square

#AE2835 #78AE28 #28AEA1 #5E28AE

split-complementary

#AE2835 #28AE5E #2878AE

monochromatic

#4A1117 #7C1D26 #AE2835 #D3404E #DF727C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE2835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE2835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2835

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2835	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6c',
    500: '#ae2835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2835;
$custom-light: #ce6e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.179,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49674,
    "c": 0.16941,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2835

secondary

#6CC6BD

accent

#E6D642

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2835

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

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