#AE2E38#AE2E38

#AE2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.164 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E38
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 51.80, 25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 57.69, 26.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1526 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.164 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1484, 11.2410, 4.9021)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E38 #2EAEA4

analogous

#AE2E78 #AE2E38 #AE642E

triadic

#AE2E38 #38AE2E #2E38AE

tetradic

#AE2E38 #78AE2E #2EAEA4 #642EAE

square

#AE2E38 #78AE2E #2EAEA4 #642EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E38 #2EAE64 #2E78AE

monochromatic

#4D1419 #7E2128 #AE2E38 #CF4A54 #DC7A82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#AE2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AE2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E38

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E38	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.164 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716e',
    500: '#ae2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e38;
$custom-light: #ce716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.313,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50271,
    "c": 0.16385,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E38

secondary

#74C4BE

accent

#E1D546

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E38

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

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