#AE2E27#AE2E27

#AE2E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E27
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 51.02, 35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 62.01, 34.63°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1465 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.166 28)
XYZ	xyz(18.8010, 11.1020, 3.0720)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E27 #27A7AE

analogous

#AE2764 #AE2E27 #AE7227

triadic

#AE2E27 #27AE2E #2E27AE

tetradic

#AE2E27 #64AE27 #27A7AE #7227AE

square

#AE2E27 #64AE27 #27A7AE #7227AE

split-complementary

#AE2E27 #27AE72 #2764AE

monochromatic

#4A1411 #7C211C #AE2E27 #D4463E #DF7670

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#AE2E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#AE2E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E27

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E27	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)

#544C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746822

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7062',
    500: '#ae2e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e27;
$custom-light: #cf7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.111,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50024,
    "c": 0.16581,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.11099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E27

secondary

#6BC1C6

accent

#DEE641

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E27

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

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