#AE2C44#AE2C44

#AE2C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.166 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C44
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 68)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 53.24, 17.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 56.15, 18.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.1596 0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.166 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4016, 11.2202, 6.6118)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C44 #2CAE96

analogous

#AE2C85 #AE2C44 #AE552C

triadic

#AE2C44 #44AE2C #2C44AE

tetradic

#AE2C44 #85AE2C #2CAE96 #552CAE

square

#AE2C44 #85AE2C #2CAE96 #552CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C44 #2CAE55 #2C85AE

monochromatic

#4C131E #7D2031 #AE2C44 #D04760 #DD788A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AE2C44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AE2C44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C44

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C44	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.166 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7077',
    500: '#ae2c44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c44;
$custom-light: #cd7077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.923,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50316,
    "c": 0.16551,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C44

secondary

#71C5B5

accent

#E3C645

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C44

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

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