#AE2A48#AE2A48

#AE2A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.168 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2A48
RGB	rgb(174, 42, 72)
HSL	hsl(346, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 54.19, 15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 56.26, 15.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.1634 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.168 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4551, 11.1253, 7.2526)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2A48 #2AAE90

analogous

#AE2A8A #AE2A48 #AE4E2A

triadic

#AE2A48 #48AE2A #2A48AE

tetradic

#AE2A48 #8AAE2A #2AAE90 #4E2AAE

square

#AE2A48 #8AAE2A #2AAE90 #4E2AAE

split-complementary

#AE2A48 #2AAE4E #2A8AAE

monochromatic

#4B121F #7D1E34 #AE2A48 #D24364 #DE758D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2A48

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2A48	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706845

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.168 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f7a',
    500: '#ae2a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2a48;
$custom-light: #cd6f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.364,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50226,
    "c": 0.16766,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2A48

secondary

#6FC5B1

accent

#E4C044

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2A48

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

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