#AE2840#AE2840
#AE2840 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.169 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 40, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 63.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.39, 54.31, 19.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.39, 57.76, 19.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.88% 0.1623 0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.88% 0.169 16.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1418, 10.8893, 5.9434) |
| Luminance | 0.1089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.58
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.15
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.94
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.08
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.47
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2840 #28AE96
analogous
#AE2883 #AE2840 #AE5328
triadic
#AE2840 #40AE28 #2840AE
tetradic
#AE2840 #83AE28 #28AE96 #5328AE
square
#AE2840 #83AE28 #28AE96 #5328AE
split-complementary
#AE2840 #28AE53 #2883AE
monochromatic
#4A111B #7C1D2E #AE2840 #D3405A #DF7285
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.61
#AE2840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.18
#AE2840 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2840
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2840 | 1.00 | 6.61 | 3.18 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4B40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70673C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF0032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.169 16.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6e74',
500: '#ae2840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2840; $custom-light: #cd6e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2840",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 40,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.254,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49879,
"c": 0.16912,
"h": 16.3
},
"luminance": 0.10886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2840
secondary
#6CC6B6
accent
#E6C842
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B