#AE2929#AE2929

#AE2929 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE2929
RGBrgb(174, 41, 41)
HSLhsl(0, 62%, 42%)
HSVhsv(0, 76%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76.4%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.15, 52.83, 33.44)
CIE-LCHlch(39.15, 62.52, 32.33°)
OKLaboklab(49.59% 0.1526 0.0744)
OKLCHoklch(49.59% 0.17 26)
XYZxyz(18.6509, 10.7476, 3.1898)
Luminance0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE2929 #29AEAE
analogous
#AE296C #AE2929 #AE6C29
triadic
#AE2929 #29AE29 #2929AE
tetradic
#AE2929 #6CAE29 #29AEAE #6C29AE
square
#AE2929 #6CAE29 #29AEAE #6C29AE
split-complementary
#AE2929 #29AE6C #296CAE
monochromatic
#4B1212 #7C1D1D #AE2929 #D24242 #DE7373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67
#AE2929 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15
#AE2929 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2929
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE2929#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE29291.006.673.156.67
#FFFFFF6.671.0021.001.00
#0000003.1521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.671.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae2929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e63',
    500: '#ae2929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae2929;
$custom-light: #cf6e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae2929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49585,
    "c": 0.16974,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE2929
secondary
#6DC5C5
accent
#E5E543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2929

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#AE2929 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva