#AE2D38#AE2D38

#AE2D38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.165 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2D38
RGB	rgb(174, 45, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 52.16, 25.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 57.94, 25.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.1538 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.165 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1098, 11.1638, 4.8892)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2D38 #2DAEA3

analogous

#AE2D78 #AE2D38 #AE632D

triadic

#AE2D38 #38AE2D #2D38AE

tetradic

#AE2D38 #78AE2D #2DAEA3 #632DAE

square

#AE2D38 #78AE2D #2DAEA3 #632DAE

split-complementary

#AE2D38 #2DAE63 #2D78AE

monochromatic

#4D1419 #7D2028 #AE2D38 #D04854 #DC7982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#AE2D38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2D38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2D38

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2D38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2D38	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2d38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 45, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.165 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce706e',
    500: '#ae2d38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2d38;
$custom-light: #ce706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2d38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.884,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50176,
    "c": 0.16478,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2D38

secondary

#72C4BD

accent

#E2D546

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2D38

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

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