#AE2E35#AE2E35

#AE2E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.164 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E35
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 53)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 51.64, 27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 58.35, 27.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.1515 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.164 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0773, 11.2126, 4.5272)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E35 #2EAEA7

analogous

#AE2E75 #AE2E35 #AE672E

triadic

#AE2E35 #35AE2E #2E35AE

tetradic

#AE2E35 #75AE2E #2EAEA7 #672EAE

square

#AE2E35 #75AE2E #2EAEA7 #672EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E35 #2EAE67 #2E75AE

monochromatic

#4D1418 #7E2126 #AE2E35 #CF4A51 #DC7A80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#AE2E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#AE2E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E35

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E35	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)

#534D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.164 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716c',
    500: '#ae2e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e35;
$custom-light: #ce716c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.719,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50221,
    "c": 0.16409,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E35

secondary

#74C4C0

accent

#E1D946

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E35

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

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