#AE2E2C#AE2E2C

#AE2E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E2C
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 51.22, 32.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 60.61, 32.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1482 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.165 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8893, 11.1374, 3.5375)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E2C #2CACAE

analogous

#AE2C6B #AE2E2C #AE6F2C

triadic

#AE2E2C #2CAE2E #2E2CAE

tetradic

#AE2E2C #6BAE2C #2CACAE #6F2CAE

square

#AE2E2C #6BAE2C #2CACAE #6F2CAE

split-complementary

#AE2E2C #2CAE6F #2C6BAE

monochromatic

#4C1413 #7D2120 #AE2E2C #D04947 #DD7978

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#AE2E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E2C

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E2C	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)

#544C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746827

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7065',
    500: '#ae2e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e2c;
$custom-light: #cf7065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.923,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50087,
    "c": 0.16511,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E2C

secondary

#71C3C5

accent

#E0E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E2C

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

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