#AE2C38#AE2C38

#AE2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.166 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C38
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(354, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 52.51, 25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 58.18, 25.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1549 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.166 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0721, 11.0884, 4.8766)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C38 #2CAEA2

analogous

#AE2C79 #AE2C38 #AE612C

triadic

#AE2C38 #38AE2C #2C38AE

tetradic

#AE2C38 #79AE2C #2CAEA2 #612CAE

square

#AE2C38 #79AE2C #2CAEA2 #612CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C38 #2CAE61 #2C79AE

monochromatic

#4C1319 #7D2028 #AE2C38 #D04753 #DD7881

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#AE2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C38

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C38	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.166 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706e',
    500: '#ae2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c38;
$custom-light: #ce706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50082,
    "c": 0.16569,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C38

secondary

#71C5BD

accent

#E3D445

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C38

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

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