#AE2849#AE2849

#AE2849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.170 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2849
RGB	rgb(174, 40, 73)
HSL	hsl(345, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(345, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 54.91, 14.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 56.72, 14.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1659 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.17 12)
XYZ	xyz(19.4189, 11.0001, 7.4027)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2849 #28AE8D

analogous

#AE288C #AE2849 #AE4A28

triadic

#AE2849 #49AE28 #2849AE

tetradic

#AE2849 #8CAE28 #28AE8D #4A28AE

square

#AE2849 #8CAE28 #28AE8D #4A28AE

split-complementary

#AE2849 #28AE4A #288CAE

monochromatic

#4A111F #7C1D34 #AE2849 #D34064 #DF728D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#AE2849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AE2849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2849

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2849	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 40, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.170 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6e7b',
    500: '#ae2849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2849;
$custom-light: #cd6e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.224,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50078,
    "c": 0.16964,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.10997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2849

secondary

#6CC6B0

accent

#E6BD42

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2849

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

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