#AE2E2B#AE2E2B

#AE2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E2B
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 51.18, 32.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 60.88, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1478 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.165 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8708, 11.1300, 3.4397)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E2B #2BABAE

analogous

#AE2B6A #AE2E2B #AE6F2B

triadic

#AE2E2B #2BAE2E #2E2BAE

tetradic

#AE2E2B #6AAE2B #2BABAE #6F2BAE

square

#AE2E2B #6AAE2B #2BABAE #6F2BAE

split-complementary

#AE2E2B #2BAE6F #2B6AAE

monochromatic

#4C1413 #7D211F #AE2E2B #D14845 #DD7976

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E2B

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E2B	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)

#544C29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7065',
    500: '#ae2e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e2b;
$custom-light: #cf7065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.374,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50074,
    "c": 0.16525,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E2B

secondary

#70C3C5

accent

#E0E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E2B

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

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