#AE2848#AE2848

#AE2848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.170 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2848
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 72)
HSL	hsl(346, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 54.84, 14.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 56.81, 15.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.1655 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.17 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3860, 10.9870, 7.2295)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2848 #28AE8E

analogous

#AE288B #AE2848 #AE4B28

triadic

#AE2848 #48AE28 #2848AE

tetradic

#AE2848 #8BAE28 #28AE8E #4B28AE

square

#AE2848 #8BAE28 #28AE8E #4B28AE

split-complementary

#AE2848 #28AE4B #288BAE

monochromatic

#4A111F #7C1D33 #AE2848 #D34063 #DF728C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#AE2848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AE2848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2848

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2848	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.170 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e7a',
    500: '#ae2848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2848;
$custom-light: #cd6e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.672,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50055,
    "c": 0.16954,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2848

secondary

#6CC6B0

accent

#E6BF42

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2848

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

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