#AE2A4A#AE2A4A
#AE2A4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.168 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 42, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 57.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.84, 54.34, 13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.84, 56.09, 14.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.27% 0.1642 0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.27% 0.168 11.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5215, 11.1518, 7.6018) |
| Luminance | 0.1115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.75
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.86
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.12
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.71
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.91
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2A4A #2AAE8E
analogous
#AE2A8C #AE2A4A #AE4C2A
triadic
#AE2A4A #4AAE2A #2A4AAE
tetradic
#AE2A4A #8CAE2A #2AAE8E #4C2AAE
square
#AE2A4A #8CAE2A #2AAE8E #4C2AAE
split-complementary
#AE2A4A #2AAE4C #2A8CAE
monochromatic
#4B1220 #7D1E35 #AE2A4A #D24366 #DE758E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#AE2A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#AE2A4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2A4A
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2A4A | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4D4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6847
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 42, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.168 11.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6f7c',
500: '#ae2a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2a4a; $custom-light: #cd6f7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 42,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.455,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50274,
"c": 0.16783,
"h": 11.9
},
"luminance": 0.11149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2A4A
secondary
#6FC5B0
accent
#E4BD44
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDEE
border
#D3C8C9
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B