#AE2837#AE2837

#AE2837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2837
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 55)
HSL	hsl(353, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(353, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 53.80, 25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 59.35, 24.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.1588 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.169 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9060, 10.7950, 4.7018)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2837 #28AE9F

analogous

#AE287A #AE2837 #AE5C28

triadic

#AE2837 #37AE28 #2837AE

tetradic

#AE2837 #7AAE28 #28AE9F #5C28AE

square

#AE2837 #7AAE28 #28AE9F #5C28AE

split-complementary

#AE2837 #28AE5C #287AAE

monochromatic

#4A1118 #7C1D27 #AE2837 #D34051 #DF727E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AE2837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2837

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2837	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)

#4F4A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716733

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6d',
    500: '#ae2837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2837;
$custom-light: #ce6e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.284,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49708,
    "c": 0.16929,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2837

secondary

#6CC6BC

accent

#E6D342

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2837

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

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