#AE2E3B#AE2E3B

#AE2E3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.164 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E3B
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 59)
HSL	hsl(354, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(354, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 51.97, 23.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 57.07, 24.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1538 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.164 20)
XYZ	xyz(19.2240, 11.2713, 5.3001)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E3B #2EAEA1

analogous

#AE2E7B #AE2E3B #AE612E

triadic

#AE2E3B #3BAE2E #2E3BAE

tetradic

#AE2E3B #7BAE2E #2EAEA1 #612EAE

square

#AE2E3B #7BAE2E #2EAEA1 #612EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E3B #2EAE61 #2E7BAE

monochromatic

#4D141A #7E212B #AE2E3B #CF4A58 #DC7A84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#AE2E3B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#AE2E3B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E3B

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E3B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E3B	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e3b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.164 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7170',
    500: '#ae2e3b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e3b;
$custom-light: #ce7170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e3b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.906,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50325,
    "c": 0.16366,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.11268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E3B

secondary

#74C4BC

accent

#E1D246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E3B

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

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