#AE2D25#AE2D25

#AE2D25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.167 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2D25
RGB	rgb(174, 45, 37)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 51.31, 36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 62.80, 35.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.147 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.167 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7301, 11.0119, 2.8892)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2D25 #25A6AE

analogous

#AE2562 #AE2D25 #AE7225

triadic

#AE2D25 #25AE2D #2D25AE

tetradic

#AE2D25 #62AE25 #25A6AE #7225AE

square

#AE2D25 #62AE25 #25A6AE #7225AE

split-complementary

#AE2D25 #25AE72 #2562AE

monochromatic

#491310 #7C201A #AE2D25 #D5443B #E0746D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#AE2D25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#AE2D25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2D25

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2D25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2D25	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2d25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.167 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7060',
    500: '#ae2d25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2d25;
$custom-light: #cf7060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2d25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.504,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49905,
    "c": 0.16696,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2D25

secondary

#68C1C6

accent

#DEE840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2D25

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

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