#AE2E4E#AE2E4E
#AE2E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.164 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 46, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.42, 53.26, 12.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.42, 54.64, 12.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.74% 0.1614 0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.74% 0.164 10.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8095, 11.5055, 8.3839) |
| Luminance | 0.1150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.92
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.94
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.99
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.11
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.20
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2E4E #2EAE8E
analogous
#AE2E8E #AE2E4E #AE4E2E
triadic
#AE2E4E #4EAE2E #2E4EAE
tetradic
#AE2E4E #8EAE2E #2EAE8E #4E2EAE
square
#AE2E4E #8EAE2E #2EAE8E #4E2EAE
split-complementary
#AE2E4E #2EAE4E #2E8EAE
monochromatic
#4D1423 #7E2138 #AE2E4E #CF4A6B #DC7A93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#AE2E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#AE2E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2E4E
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2E4E | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4F4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70694B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE0B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 46, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.164 10.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc717f',
500: '#ae2e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2e4e; $custom-light: #cc717f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 46,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50736,
"c": 0.16427,
"h": 10.8
},
"luminance": 0.11503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2E4E
secondary
#74C4B0
accent
#E1BB46
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDEE
border
#D3C8C9
text
#15080A
muted
#837B7C