#AE2C28#AE2C28

#AE2C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.167 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C28
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 51.77, 34.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 62.16, 33.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.85% 0.149 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(49.85% 0.167 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7414, 10.9561, 3.1350)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C28 #28AAAE

analogous

#AE2867 #AE2C28 #AE6F28

triadic

#AE2C28 #28AE2C #2C28AE

tetradic

#AE2C28 #67AE28 #28AAAE #6F28AE

square

#AE2C28 #67AE28 #28AAAE #6F28AE

split-complementary

#AE2C28 #28AE6F #2867AE

monochromatic

#4A1311 #7C1F1D #AE2C28 #D34440 #DF7572

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#AE2C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#AE2C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C28

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C28	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.167 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f62',
    500: '#ae2c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c28;
$custom-light: #cf6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.791,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49845,
    "c": 0.16738,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C28

secondary

#6CC3C6

accent

#E1E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C28

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

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