#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
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 52.83, 33.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 62.52, 32.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.1526 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.17 26)
XYZ	xyz(18.6509, 10.7476, 3.1898)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##AE2929	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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