#AE292E#AE292E

#AE292E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE292E
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 53.04, 30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 61.20, 29.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.1543 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.169 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7438, 10.7847, 3.6790)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE292E #29AEA9

analogous

#AE2971 #AE292E #AE6629

triadic

#AE292E #2EAE29 #292EAE

tetradic

#AE292E #71AE29 #29AEA9 #6629AE

square

#AE292E #71AE29 #29AEA9 #6629AE

split-complementary

#AE292E #29AE66 #2971AE

monochromatic

#4B1214 #7C1D21 #AE292E #D24247 #DE7377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#AE292E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE292E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE292E

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE292E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE292E	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae292e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6e67',
    500: '#ae292e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae292e;
$custom-light: #cf6e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae292e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49652,
    "c": 0.16917,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE292E

secondary

#6DC5C2

accent

#E5DF43

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE292E

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

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