#AE2932#AE2932

#AE2932 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2932
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 53.22, 28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 60.22, 27.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.1558 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.169 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8264, 10.8177, 4.1137)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2932 #29AEA5

analogous

#AE2974 #AE2932 #AE6329

triadic

#AE2932 #32AE29 #2932AE

tetradic

#AE2932 #74AE29 #29AEA5 #6329AE

square

#AE2932 #74AE29 #29AEA5 #6329AE

split-complementary

#AE2932 #29AE63 #2974AE

monochromatic

#4B1216 #7C1D24 #AE2932 #D2424C #DE737B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AE2932 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2932 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2932

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2932	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2932	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)

#514A31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2932;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6a',
    500: '#ae2932',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2932;
$custom-light: #ce6e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2932",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.94,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49712,
    "c": 0.16879,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2932

secondary

#6DC5BF

accent

#E5DA43

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2932

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

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