#AE2C45#AE2C45

#AE2C45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.166 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C45
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 69)
HSL	hsl(348, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(348, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 53.31, 17.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 56.03, 17.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.16 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.166 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4324, 11.2325, 6.7739)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C45 #2CAE95

analogous

#AE2C86 #AE2C45 #AE542C

triadic

#AE2C45 #45AE2C #2C45AE

tetradic

#AE2C45 #86AE2C #2CAE95 #542CAE

square

#AE2C45 #86AE2C #2CAE95 #542CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C45 #2CAE54 #2C86AE

monochromatic

#4C131E #7D2032 #AE2C45 #D04761 #DD788B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AE2C45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AE2C45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C45

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C45	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.166 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7078',
    500: '#ae2c45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c45;
$custom-light: #cd7078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50338,
    "c": 0.16555,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C45

secondary

#71C5B5

accent

#E3C445

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C45

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

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