#AE292B#AE292B

#AE292B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.170 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE292B
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 52.91, 32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 61.98, 31.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1533 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.17 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6867, 10.7619, 3.3783)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE292B #29AEAC

analogous

#AE296D #AE292B #AE6A29

triadic

#AE292B #2BAE29 #292BAE

tetradic

#AE292B #6DAE29 #29AEAC #6A29AE

square

#AE292B #6DAE29 #29AEAC #6A29AE

split-complementary

#AE292B #29AE6A #296DAE

monochromatic

#4B1213 #7C1D1F #AE292B #D24244 #DE7375

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE292B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE292B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE292B

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE292B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE292B	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae292b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.170 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e64',
    500: '#ae292b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae292b;
$custom-light: #cf6e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae292b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.098,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49611,
    "c": 0.1695,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE292B

secondary

#6DC5C4

accent

#E5E343

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE292B

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

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