#AE2E30#AE2E30

#AE2E30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E30
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 48)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 72.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 51.40, 30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 59.56, 30.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1496 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.165 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9682, 11.1689, 3.9528)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E30 #2EAEAC

analogous

#AE2E70 #AE2E30 #AE6C2E

triadic

#AE2E30 #30AE2E #2E30AE

tetradic

#AE2E30 #70AE2E #2EAEAC #6C2EAE

square

#AE2E30 #70AE2E #2EAEAC #6C2EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E30 #2EAE6C #2E70AE

monochromatic

#4D1415 #7E2123 #AE2E30 #CF4A4C #DC7A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#AE2E30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2E30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E30

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E30	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)

#534C2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7068',
    500: '#ae2e30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e30;
$custom-light: #ce7068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.063,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50143,
    "c": 0.16461,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E30

secondary

#74C4C3

accent

#E1DF46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E30

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

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