#AE2E2E#AE2E2E

#AE2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E2E
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 51.31, 31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 60.08, 31.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1489 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.165 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9278, 11.1528, 3.7403)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E2E #2EAEAE

analogous

#AE2E6E #AE2E2E #AE6E2E

triadic

#AE2E2E #2EAE2E #2E2EAE

tetradic

#AE2E2E #6EAE2E #2EAEAE #6E2EAE

square

#AE2E2E #6EAE2E #2EAEAE #6E2EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E2E #2EAE6E #2E6EAE

monochromatic

#4D1414 #7E2121 #AE2E2E #CF4A4A #DC7A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#AE2E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E2E

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E2E	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)

#544C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7067',
    500: '#ae2e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e2e;
$custom-light: #ce7067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50115,
    "c": 0.16486,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E2E

secondary

#74C4C4

accent

#E1E146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E2E

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

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