#AE2A49#AE2A49

#AE2A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.168 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2A49
RGB	rgb(174, 42, 73)
HSL	hsl(346, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(346, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 54.26, 14.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 56.17, 14.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.1638 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.168 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4880, 11.1384, 7.4258)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2A49 #2AAE8F

analogous

#AE2A8B #AE2A49 #AE4D2A

triadic

#AE2A49 #49AE2A #2A49AE

tetradic

#AE2A49 #8BAE2A #2AAE8F #4D2AAE

square

#AE2A49 #8BAE2A #2AAE8F #4D2AAE

split-complementary

#AE2A49 #2AAE4D #2A8BAE

monochromatic

#4B1220 #7D1E34 #AE2A49 #D24365 #DE758D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2A49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2A49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2A49

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2A49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2A49	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4D49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2a49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.168 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6f7b',
    500: '#ae2a49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2a49;
$custom-light: #cd6f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2a49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.909,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5025,
    "c": 0.16775,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2A49

secondary

#6FC5B1

accent

#E4BE44

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2A49

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

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