#AE2931#AE2931

#AE2931 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2931
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 49)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.26, 53.17, 28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.26, 60.46, 28.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1555 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.169 23)
XYZ	xyz(18.8050, 10.8092, 4.0013)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2931 #29AEA6

analogous

#AE2974 #AE2931 #AE6429

triadic

#AE2931 #31AE29 #2931AE

tetradic

#AE2931 #74AE29 #29AEA6 #6429AE

square

#AE2931 #74AE29 #29AEA6 #6429AE

split-complementary

#AE2931 #29AE64 #2974AE

monochromatic

#4B1215 #7C1D23 #AE2931 #D2424A #DE737A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AE2931 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2931 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2931

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2931	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2931	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2931;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e69',
    500: '#ae2931',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2931;
$custom-light: #ce6e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2931",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.391,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49697,
    "c": 0.16887,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.10806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2931

secondary

#6DC5C0

accent

#E5DB43

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2931

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

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