#AE2C4C#AE2C4C
#AE2C4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.166 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 44, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 56.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.12, 53.81, 13.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.12, 55.37, 13.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.5% 0.1628 0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.5% 0.166 11.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6626, 11.3246, 7.9866) |
| Luminance | 0.1132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.80
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.85
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.45
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.61
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.12
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2C4C #2CAE8E
analogous
#AE2C8D #AE2C4C #AE4D2C
triadic
#AE2C4C #4CAE2C #2C4CAE
tetradic
#AE2C4C #8DAE2C #2CAE8E #4D2CAE
square
#AE2C4C #8DAE2C #2CAE8E #4D2CAE
split-complementary
#AE2C4C #2CAE4D #2C8DAE
monochromatic
#4C1321 #7D2037 #AE2C4C #D04769 #DD7891
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.43
#AE2C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#AE2C4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2C4C
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2C4C | 1.00 | 6.43 | 3.26 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706849
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0339
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 44, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.166 11.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd707d',
500: '#ae2c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2c4c; $custom-light: #cd707d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 44,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.231,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50501,
"c": 0.16608,
"h": 11.4
},
"luminance": 0.11322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2C4C
secondary
#71C5B0
accent
#E3BC45
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDEE
border
#D3C8C9
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B