#AE2C2E#AE2C2E

#AE2C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.167 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C2E
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 46)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 52.02, 30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 60.53, 30.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.1511 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.167 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8515, 11.0002, 3.7149)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C2E #2CAEAC

analogous

#AE2C6F #AE2C2E #AE6B2C

triadic

#AE2C2E #2EAE2C #2C2EAE

tetradic

#AE2C2E #6FAE2C #2CAEAC #6B2CAE

square

#AE2C2E #6FAE2C #2CAEAC #6B2CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C2E #2CAE6B #2C6FAE

monochromatic

#4C1314 #7D2021 #AE2C2E #D04749 #DD7879

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#AE2C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AE2C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C2E

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C2E	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524B2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.167 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7067',
    500: '#ae2c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c2e;
$custom-light: #ce7067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.077,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49924,
    "c": 0.16661,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C2E

secondary

#71C5C3

accent

#E3E045

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C2E

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

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