#AE2C2A#AE2C2A

#AE2C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.167 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C2A
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.53, 51.85, 33.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.53, 61.60, 32.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.1497 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.167 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7763, 10.9701, 3.3188)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C2A #2AACAE

analogous

#AE2A6A #AE2C2A #AE6E2A

triadic

#AE2C2A #2AAE2C #2C2AAE

tetradic

#AE2C2A #6AAE2A #2AACAE #6E2AAE

square

#AE2C2A #6AAE2A #2AACAE #6E2AAE

split-complementary

#AE2C2A #2AAE6E #2A6AAE

monochromatic

#4B1312 #7D201E #AE2C2A #D24643 #DE7675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#AE2C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#AE2C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C2A

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C2A	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)

#534B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.167 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f64',
    500: '#ae2c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c2a;
$custom-light: #cf6f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.909,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4987,
    "c": 0.16712,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C2A

secondary

#6FC4C5

accent

#E2E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C2A

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

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