#AE2E48#AE2E48

#AE2E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.164 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2E48
RGB	rgb(174, 46, 72)
HSL	hsl(348, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(348, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 52.81, 15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 55.12, 16.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.159 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.164 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6042, 11.4233, 7.3023)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2E48 #2EAE94

analogous

#AE2E88 #AE2E48 #AE542E

triadic

#AE2E48 #48AE2E #2E48AE

tetradic

#AE2E48 #88AE2E #2EAE94 #542EAE

square

#AE2E48 #88AE2E #2EAE94 #542EAE

split-complementary

#AE2E48 #2EAE54 #2E88AE

monochromatic

#4D1420 #7E2134 #AE2E48 #CF4A65 #DC7A8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE2E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE2E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2E48

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2E48	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE0639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.164 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd717a',
    500: '#ae2e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2e48;
$custom-light: #cd717a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.813,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50592,
    "c": 0.16371,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2E48

secondary

#74C4B4

accent

#E1C246

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2E48

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

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