#AE2C32#AE2C32

#AE2C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C32
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 52.20, 28.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 59.53, 28.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% 0.1526 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.166 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9341, 11.0332, 4.1496)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C32 #2CAEA8

analogous

#AE2C73 #AE2C32 #AE672C

triadic

#AE2C32 #32AE2C #2C32AE

tetradic

#AE2C32 #73AE2C #2CAEA8 #672CAE

square

#AE2C32 #73AE2C #2CAEA8 #672CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C32 #2CAE67 #2C73AE

monochromatic

#4C1316 #7D2024 #AE2C32 #D0474D #DD787C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#AE2C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#AE2C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C32

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C32	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73672E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706a',
    500: '#ae2c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c32;
$custom-light: #ce706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.231,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49983,
    "c": 0.16618,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C32

secondary

#71C5C1

accent

#E3DC45

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C32

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

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