#AE292C#AE292C

#AE292C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.169 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE292C
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 44)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 52.95, 31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 61.72, 30.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1536 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.169 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7053, 10.7693, 3.4762)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE292C #29AEAB

analogous

#AE296E #AE292C #AE6929

triadic

#AE292C #2CAE29 #292CAE

tetradic

#AE292C #6EAE29 #29AEAB #6929AE

square

#AE292C #6EAE29 #29AEAB #6929AE

split-complementary

#AE292C #29AE69 #296EAE

monochromatic

#4B1213 #7C1D1F #AE292C #D24245 #DE7376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE292C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE292C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE292C

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE292C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE292C	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)

#514A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae292c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.169 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e65',
    500: '#ae292c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae292c;
$custom-light: #cf6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae292c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.647,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49624,
    "c": 0.16939,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE292C

secondary

#6DC5C3

accent

#E5E143

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE292C

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

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