#AE2925#AE2925

#AE2925 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.170 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2925
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 37)
HSL	hsl(2, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 52.68, 35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 63.63, 34.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1513 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.17 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5846, 10.7211, 2.8407)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2925 #25AAAE

analogous

#AE2566 #AE2925 #AE6E25

triadic

#AE2925 #25AE29 #2925AE

tetradic

#AE2925 #66AE25 #25AAAE #6E25AE

square

#AE2925 #66AE25 #25AAAE #6E25AE

split-complementary

#AE2925 #25AE6E #2566AE

monochromatic

#491110 #7C1D1A #AE2925 #D53F3B #E0716D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#AE2925 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#AE2925 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2925

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2925	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2925	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2925;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.170 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e60',
    500: '#ae2925',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2925;
$custom-light: #cf6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2925",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.752,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49537,
    "c": 0.17025,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2925

secondary

#68C4C6

accent

#E3E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2925

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

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