#AE283C#AE283C

#AE283C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.169 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE283C
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 60)
HSL	hsl(351, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.32, 54.07, 22.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.32, 58.40, 22.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.1607 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.169 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0320, 10.8454, 5.3653)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE283C #28AE9A

analogous

#AE287F #AE283C #AE5728

triadic

#AE283C #3CAE28 #283CAE

tetradic

#AE283C #7FAE28 #28AE9A #5728AE

square

#AE283C #7FAE28 #28AE9A #5728AE

split-complementary

#AE283C #28AE57 #287FAE

monochromatic

#4A111A #7C1D2B #AE283C #D34056 #DF7282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#AE283C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AE283C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE283C

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE283C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE283C	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae283c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.169 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e71',
    500: '#ae283c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae283c;
$custom-light: #ce6e71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae283c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.045,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.498,
    "c": 0.16912,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE283C

secondary

#6CC6B8

accent

#E6CD42

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE283C

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

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