#AE2D35#AE2D35

#AE2D35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2D35
RGB	rgb(174, 45, 53)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 52.00, 27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 58.59, 27.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.1526 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.165 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0387, 11.1354, 4.5143)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2D35 #2DAEA6

analogous

#AE2D75 #AE2D35 #AE652D

triadic

#AE2D35 #35AE2D #2D35AE

tetradic

#AE2D35 #75AE2D #2DAEA6 #652DAE

square

#AE2D35 #75AE2D #2DAEA6 #652DAE

split-complementary

#AE2D35 #2DAE65 #2D75AE

monochromatic

#4D1417 #7D2026 #AE2D35 #D04851 #DC797F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2D35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2D35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2D35

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2D35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2D35	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2d35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706c',
    500: '#ae2d35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2d35;
$custom-light: #ce706c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2d35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.279,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50125,
    "c": 0.16501,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2D35

secondary

#72C4BF

accent

#E2D846

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2D35

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

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