#AE2D2B#AE2D2B
#AE2D2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 45, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.67, 51.54, 32.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.67, 61.11, 32.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.98% 0.149 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.98% 0.166 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8322, 11.0528, 3.4268) |
| Luminance | 0.1105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.93
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.08
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.63
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.84
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2D2B #2BACAE
analogous
#AE2B6B #AE2D2B #AE6E2B
triadic
#AE2D2B #2BAE2D #2D2BAE
tetradic
#AE2D2B #6BAE2B #2BACAE #6E2BAE
square
#AE2D2B #6BAE2B #2BACAE #6E2BAE
split-complementary
#AE2D2B #2BAE6E #2B6BAE
monochromatic
#4C1413 #7D201F #AE2D2B #D14745 #DD7876
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.54
#AE2D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#AE2D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2D2B
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2D2B | 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)
#534C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736826
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7065',
500: '#ae2d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2d2b; $custom-light: #cf7065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 45,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.916,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49978,
"c": 0.16612,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.1105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2D2B
secondary
#70C4C5
accent
#E1E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A