#AE292D#AE292D

#AE292D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.169 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE292D
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 52.99, 31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 61.46, 30.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.154 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.169 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7243, 10.7769, 3.5764)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE292D #29AEAA

analogous

#AE2970 #AE292D #AE6729

triadic

#AE292D #2DAE29 #292DAE

tetradic

#AE292D #70AE29 #29AEAA #6729AE

square

#AE292D #70AE29 #29AEAA #6729AE

split-complementary

#AE292D #29AE67 #2970AE

monochromatic

#4B1213 #7C1D20 #AE292D #D24246 #DE7377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#AE292D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#AE292D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE292D

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE292D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE292D	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)

#514A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae292d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.169 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e66',
    500: '#ae292d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae292d;
$custom-light: #cf6e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae292d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.195,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49638,
    "c": 0.16927,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE292D

secondary

#6DC5C3

accent

#E5E043

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE292D

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

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