#AE2C2B#AE2C2B

#AE2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.167 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C2B
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.54, 51.89, 32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.54, 61.33, 32.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1501 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.167 26)
XYZ	xyz(18.7945, 10.9774, 3.4143)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C2B #2BADAE

analogous

#AE2B6B #AE2C2B #AE6D2B

triadic

#AE2C2B #2BAE2C #2C2BAE

tetradic

#AE2C2B #6BAE2B #2BADAE #6D2BAE

square

#AE2C2B #6BAE2B #2BADAE #6D2BAE

split-complementary

#AE2C2B #2BAE6D #2B6BAE

monochromatic

#4C1313 #7D201F #AE2C2B #D14645 #DD7776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#AE2C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#AE2C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C2B

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C2B	1.00	6.57	3.19	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.167 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6f65',
    500: '#ae2c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c2b;
$custom-light: #cf6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.458,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49883,
    "c": 0.16698,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.10974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C2B

secondary

#70C4C5

accent

#E2E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C2B

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

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