#AE2836#AE2836

#AE2836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2836
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 54)
HSL	hsl(354, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 53.75, 25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 59.56, 25.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1584 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.169 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8823, 10.7855, 4.5769)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2836 #28AEA0

analogous

#AE2879 #AE2836 #AE5D28

triadic

#AE2836 #36AE28 #2836AE

tetradic

#AE2836 #79AE28 #28AEA0 #5D28AE

square

#AE2836 #79AE28 #28AEA0 #5D28AE

split-complementary

#AE2836 #28AE5D #2879AE

monochromatic

#4A1117 #7C1D27 #AE2836 #D3404F #DF727D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AE2836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2836

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2836	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6d',
    500: '#ae2836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2836;
$custom-light: #ce6e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.731,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49691,
    "c": 0.16935,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2836

secondary

#6CC6BC

accent

#E6D542

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2836

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

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