#AE2949#AE2949

#AE2949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.169 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2949
RGB	rgb(174, 41, 73)
HSL	hsl(346, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 54.59, 14.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 56.45, 14.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1649 0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.169 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4530, 11.0684, 7.4141)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2949 #29AE8E

analogous

#AE298C #AE2949 #AE4C29

triadic

#AE2949 #49AE29 #2949AE

tetradic

#AE2949 #8CAE29 #29AE8E #4C29AE

square

#AE2949 #8CAE29 #29AE8E #4C29AE

split-complementary

#AE2949 #29AE4C #298CAE

monochromatic

#4B121F #7C1D34 #AE2949 #D24265 #DE738D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#AE2949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AE2949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2949

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2949	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 41, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.169 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f7b',
    500: '#ae2949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2949;
$custom-light: #cd6f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.564,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50163,
    "c": 0.1687,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2949

secondary

#6DC5B0

accent

#E5BE43

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2949

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

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