#AE2D29#AE2D29
#AE2D29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 45, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 76.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.65, 51.46, 33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.65, 61.66, 33.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.95% 0.1483 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.95% 0.166 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7964, 11.0384, 3.2383) |
| Luminance | 0.1104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.58
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.34
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.97
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.19
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.42
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2D29 #29AAAE
analogous
#AE2967 #AE2D29 #AE7029
triadic
#AE2D29 #29AE2D #2D29AE
tetradic
#AE2D29 #67AE29 #29AAAE #7029AE
square
#AE2D29 #67AE29 #29AAAE #7029AE
split-complementary
#AE2D29 #29AE70 #2967AE
monochromatic
#4B1312 #7C201D #AE2D29 #D24642 #DE7773
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#AE2D29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#AE2D29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2D29
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2D29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2D29 | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.21 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736824
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2d29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7063',
500: '#ae2d29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2d29; $custom-light: #cf7063; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2d29",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 45,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.805,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49952,
"c": 0.16639,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.11036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2D29
secondary
#6DC3C5
accent
#E0E543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDEA
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79