#AE2A2A#AE2A2A

#AE2A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.169 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2A2A
RGB	rgb(174, 42, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 52.53, 32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 62.04, 32.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1519 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.169 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7036, 10.8247, 3.2946)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2A2A #2AAEAE

analogous

#AE2A6C #AE2A2A #AE6C2A

triadic

#AE2A2A #2AAE2A #2A2AAE

tetradic

#AE2A2A #6CAE2A #2AAEAE #6C2AAE

square

#AE2A2A #6CAE2A #2AAEAE #6C2AAE

split-complementary

#AE2A2A #2AAE6C #2A6CAE

monochromatic

#4B1212 #7D1E1E #AE2A2A #D24343 #DE7575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#AE2A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#AE2A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2A2A

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2A2A	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)

#524A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.169 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f64',
    500: '#ae2a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2a2a;
$custom-light: #cf6f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49687,
    "c": 0.1688,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2A2A

secondary

#6FC5C5

accent

#E4E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2A2A

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

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