#AE2D32#AE2D32

#AE2D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2D32
RGB	rgb(174, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 51.85, 28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 59.30, 29.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1515 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.165 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9718, 11.1086, 4.1622)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2D32 #2DAEA9

analogous

#AE2D73 #AE2D32 #AE682D

triadic

#AE2D32 #32AE2D #2D32AE

tetradic

#AE2D32 #73AE2D #2DAEA9 #682DAE

square

#AE2D32 #73AE2D #2DAEA9 #682DAE

split-complementary

#AE2D32 #2DAE68 #2D73AE

monochromatic

#4D1416 #7D2024 #AE2D32 #D0484E #DC797D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#AE2D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2D32

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2D32	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706a',
    500: '#ae2d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2d32;
$custom-light: #ce706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.674,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50077,
    "c": 0.16529,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2D32

secondary

#72C4C1

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2D32

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

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