#AE292A#AE292A

#AE292A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE292A
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 42)
HSL	hsl(360, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(360, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 52.87, 32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 62.25, 31.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.1529 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.17 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6686, 10.7546, 3.2829)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE292A #29AEAD

analogous

#AE296D #AE292A #AE6B29

triadic

#AE292A #2AAE29 #292AAE

tetradic

#AE292A #6DAE29 #29AEAD #6B29AE

square

#AE292A #6DAE29 #29AEAD #6B29AE

split-complementary

#AE292A #29AE6B #296DAE

monochromatic

#4B1212 #7C1D1E #AE292A #D24243 #DE7374

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#AE292A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE292A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE292A

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE292A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE292A	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)

#514A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae292a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e64',
    500: '#ae292a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae292a;
$custom-light: #cf6e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae292a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.549,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49598,
    "c": 0.16962,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE292A

secondary

#6DC5C5

accent

#E5E443

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE292A

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

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