#AE2923#AE2923

#AE2923 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.171 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2923
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 79.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 52.61, 36.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 64.20, 34.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1506 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.171 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5541, 10.7088, 2.6798)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2923 #23A8AE

analogous

#AE2362 #AE2923 #AE6E23

triadic

#AE2923 #23AE29 #2923AE

tetradic

#AE2923 #62AE23 #23A8AE #6E23AE

square

#AE2923 #62AE23 #23A8AE #6E23AE

split-complementary

#AE2923 #23AE6E #2362AE

monochromatic

#48110F #7B1D19 #AE2923 #D73E37 #E16F6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#AE2923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE2923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2923

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2923	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.171 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e5f',
    500: '#ae2923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2923;
$custom-light: #cf6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.59,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49514,
    "c": 0.17052,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2923

secondary

#66C3C7

accent

#E2E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2923

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

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