#AE2D34#AE2D34

#AE2D34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2D34
RGB	rgb(174, 45, 52)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 70.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 51.95, 27.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 58.82, 27.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1522 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.165 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0159, 11.1263, 4.3944)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2D34 #2DAEA7

analogous

#AE2D74 #AE2D34 #AE662D

triadic

#AE2D34 #34AE2D #2D34AE

tetradic

#AE2D34 #74AE2D #2DAEA7 #662DAE

square

#AE2D34 #74AE2D #2DAEA7 #662DAE

split-complementary

#AE2D34 #2DAE66 #2D74AE

monochromatic

#4D1417 #7D2025 #AE2D34 #D04850 #DC797E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2D34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2D34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2D34

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2D34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2D34	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2d34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706b',
    500: '#ae2d34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2d34;
$custom-light: #ce706b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2d34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.744,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50109,
    "c": 0.1651,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2D34

secondary

#72C4C0

accent

#E2DA46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2D34

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

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