#AE2E31#AE2E31

#AE2E31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.165 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E31
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 49)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 51.45, 29.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 59.31, 29.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.15 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.165 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9891, 11.1773, 4.0627)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E31 #2EAEAB

analogous

#AE2E71 #AE2E31 #AE6B2E

triadic

#AE2E31 #31AE2E #2E31AE

tetradic

#AE2E31 #71AE2E #2EAEAB #6B2EAE

square

#AE2E31 #71AE2E #2EAEAB #6B2EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E31 #2EAE6B #2E71AE

monochromatic

#4D1416 #7E2123 #AE2E31 #CF4A4D #DC7A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#AE2E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E31

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E31	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.165 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7169',
    500: '#ae2e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e31;
$custom-light: #ce7169;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.594,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50158,
    "c": 0.1645,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E31

secondary

#74C4C2

accent

#E1DE46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E31

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

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