#AE2E34#AE2E34

#AE2E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.164 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E34
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 52)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 70.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 51.59, 27.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 58.58, 28.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1511 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.164 23)
XYZ	xyz(19.0545, 11.2035, 4.4073)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E34 #2EAEA8

analogous

#AE2E74 #AE2E34 #AE682E

triadic

#AE2E34 #34AE2E #2E34AE

tetradic

#AE2E34 #74AE2E #2EAEA8 #682EAE

square

#AE2E34 #74AE2E #2EAEA8 #682EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E34 #2EAE68 #2E74AE

monochromatic

#4D1417 #7E2126 #AE2E34 #CF4A50 #DC7A7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AE2E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AE2E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E34

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E34	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.164 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716b',
    500: '#ae2e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e34;
$custom-light: #ce716b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.188,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50205,
    "c": 0.16418,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.11201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E34

secondary

#74C4C0

accent

#E1DA46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E34

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

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