#AE2A32#AE2A32

#AE2A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.168 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2A32
RGB	rgb(174, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.39, 52.89, 28.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.39, 60.00, 28.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.1548 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.168 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8614, 10.8878, 4.1254)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2A32 #2AAEA6

analogous

#AE2A74 #AE2A32 #AE642A

triadic

#AE2A32 #32AE2A #2A32AE

tetradic

#AE2A32 #74AE2A #2AAEA6 #642AAE

square

#AE2A32 #74AE2A #2AAEA6 #642AAE

split-complementary

#AE2A32 #2AAE64 #2A74AE

monochromatic

#4B1216 #7D1E24 #AE2A32 #D2434C #DE757B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#AE2A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#AE2A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2A32

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2A32	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.168 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6f6a',
    500: '#ae2a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2a32;
$custom-light: #ce6f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.364,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49801,
    "c": 0.16794,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2A32

secondary

#6FC5C0

accent

#E4DA44

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2A32

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

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