#AE2838#AE2838

#AE2838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2838
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(353, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(353, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 53.85, 24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 59.15, 24.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.1592 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.169 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9302, 10.8047, 4.8294)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2838 #28AE9E

analogous

#AE287B #AE2838 #AE5B28

triadic

#AE2838 #38AE28 #2838AE

tetradic

#AE2838 #7BAE28 #28AE9E #5B28AE

square

#AE2838 #7BAE28 #28AE9E #5B28AE

split-complementary

#AE2838 #28AE5B #287BAE

monochromatic

#4A1118 #7C1D28 #AE2838 #D34052 #DF727F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AE2838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2838

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2838	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4A38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6e',
    500: '#ae2838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2838;
$custom-light: #ce6e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.836,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49726,
    "c": 0.16924,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2838

secondary

#6CC6BB

accent

#E6D242

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2838

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

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