#AE2C46#AE2C46

#AE2C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.166 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2C46
RGB	rgb(174, 44, 70)
HSL	hsl(348, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(348, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 59.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.99, 53.38, 16.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.99, 55.91, 17.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1604 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.166 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4637, 11.2450, 6.9388)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2C46 #2CAE94

analogous

#AE2C87 #AE2C46 #AE532C

triadic

#AE2C46 #46AE2C #2C46AE

tetradic

#AE2C46 #87AE2C #2CAE94 #532CAE

square

#AE2C46 #87AE2C #2CAE94 #532CAE

split-complementary

#AE2C46 #2CAE53 #2C87AE

monochromatic

#4C131F #7D2032 #AE2C46 #D04762 #DD788C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#AE2C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AE2C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2C46

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2C46	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.166 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7079',
    500: '#ae2c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2c46;
$custom-light: #cd7079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5036,
    "c": 0.16559,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2C46

secondary

#71C5B4

accent

#E3C345

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2C46

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

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