#AE2E24#AE2E24

#AE2E24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E24
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 36)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 50.91, 36.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 62.87, 35.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1455 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.166 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7532, 11.0829, 2.8205)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E24 #24A4AE

analogous

#AE245F #AE2E24 #AE7324

triadic

#AE2E24 #24AE2E #2E24AE

tetradic

#AE2E24 #5FAE24 #24A4AE #7324AE

square

#AE2E24 #5FAE24 #24A4AE #7324AE

split-complementary

#AE2E24 #24AE73 #245FAE

monochromatic

#49130F #7B211A #AE2E24 #D64539 #E1746C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#AE2E24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2E24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E24

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E24	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7060',
    500: '#ae2e24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e24;
$custom-light: #cf7060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.348,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4999,
    "c": 0.16626,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E24

secondary

#67C0C7

accent

#DCE93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E24

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

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