#AE2A2E#AE2A2E

#AE2A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.168 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2A2E
RGB	rgb(174, 42, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 52.70, 30.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 60.98, 30.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1533 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.168 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7788, 10.8548, 3.6906)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2A2E #2AAEAA

analogous

#AE2A70 #AE2A2E #AE682A

triadic

#AE2A2E #2EAE2A #2A2EAE

tetradic

#AE2A2E #70AE2A #2AAEAA #682AAE

square

#AE2A2E #70AE2A #2AAEAA #682AAE

split-complementary

#AE2A2E #2AAE68 #2A70AE

monochromatic

#4B1214 #7D1E21 #AE2A2E #D24348 #DE7578

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#AE2A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#AE2A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2A2E

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2A2E	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)

#514A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.168 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f67',
    500: '#ae2a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2a2e;
$custom-light: #cf6f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49741,
    "c": 0.16834,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2A2E

secondary

#6FC5C3

accent

#E4DF44

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2A2E

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

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