#AE2936#AE2936

#AE2936 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.168 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2936
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 54)
HSL	hsl(354, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(354, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 53.42, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 59.33, 25.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1574 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.168 21)
XYZ	xyz(18.9165, 10.8538, 4.5883)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2936 #29AEA1

analogous

#AE2979 #AE2936 #AE5E29

triadic

#AE2936 #36AE29 #2936AE

tetradic

#AE2936 #79AE29 #29AEA1 #5E29AE

square

#AE2936 #79AE29 #29AEA1 #5E29AE

split-complementary

#AE2936 #29AE5E #2979AE

monochromatic

#4B1217 #7C1D27 #AE2936 #D24250 #DE737E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AE2936 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AE2936 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2936

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2936	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2936	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2936;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.168 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6e6d',
    500: '#ae2936',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2936;
$custom-light: #ce6e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2936",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.135,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49777,
    "c": 0.16849,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.10851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2936

secondary

#6DC5BD

accent

#E5D543

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2936

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

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