#AE2E4B#AE2E4B
#AE2E4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.164 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 46, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 56.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.35, 53.03, 13.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.35, 54.85, 14.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.66% 0.1602 0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.66% 0.164 12.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7044, 11.4634, 7.8303) |
| Luminance | 0.1146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.33
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.42
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.44
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.57
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.84
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2E4B #2EAE91
analogous
#AE2E8B #AE2E4B #AE512E
triadic
#AE2E4B #4BAE2E #2E4BAE
tetradic
#AE2E4B #8BAE2E #2EAE91 #512EAE
square
#AE2E4B #8BAE2E #2EAE91 #512EAE
split-complementary
#AE2E4B #2EAE51 #2E8BAE
monochromatic
#4D1421 #7E2136 #AE2E4B #CF4A68 #DC7A91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.38
#AE2E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#AE2E4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2E4B
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2E4B | 1.00 | 6.38 | 3.29 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4E4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706948
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE093A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.164 12.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd717d',
500: '#ae2e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2e4b; $custom-light: #cd717d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 46,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.406,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50662,
"c": 0.16395,
"h": 12.3
},
"luminance": 0.11461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2E4B
secondary
#74C4B2
accent
#E1BE46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDEE
border
#D3C8C9
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B