#AE2D2A#AE2D2A
#AE2D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 45, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.66, 51.50, 33.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.66, 61.38, 32.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.97% 0.1486 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.97% 0.166 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8140, 11.0455, 3.3314) |
| Luminance | 0.1104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.19
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.09
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.41
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.63
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2D2A #2AABAE
analogous
#AE2A69 #AE2D2A #AE6F2A
triadic
#AE2D2A #2AAE2D #2D2AAE
tetradic
#AE2D2A #69AE2A #2AABAE #6F2AAE
square
#AE2D2A #69AE2A #2AABAE #6F2AAE
split-complementary
#AE2D2A #2AAE6F #2A69AE
monochromatic
#4B1412 #7D201E #AE2D2A #D24743 #DE7775
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.54
#AE2D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#AE2D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2D2A
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2D2A | 1.00 | 6.54 | 3.21 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7064',
500: '#ae2d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2d2a; $custom-light: #cf7064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 45,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.364,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49965,
"c": 0.16625,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.11043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2D2A
secondary
#6FC3C5
accent
#E1E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A