#AE2839#AE2839

#AE2839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2839
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 57)
HSL	hsl(352, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(352, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 53.91, 23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 58.95, 23.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1596 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.169 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9550, 10.8145, 4.9594)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2839 #28AE9D

analogous

#AE287C #AE2839 #AE5A28

triadic

#AE2839 #39AE28 #2839AE

tetradic

#AE2839 #7CAE28 #28AE9D #5A28AE

square

#AE2839 #7CAE28 #28AE9D #5A28AE

split-complementary

#AE2839 #28AE5A #287CAE

monochromatic

#4A1118 #7C1D29 #AE2839 #D34053 #DF7280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AE2839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2839

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2839	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)

#4F4A39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6f',
    500: '#ae2839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2839;
$custom-light: #ce6e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.388,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49744,
    "c": 0.1692,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2839

secondary

#6CC6BA

accent

#E6D142

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2839

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

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