#AE2F25#AE2F25

#AE2F25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.165 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F25
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 37)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 78.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 50.58, 36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 62.36, 35.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1447 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.165 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8082, 11.1682, 2.9152)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F25 #25A4AE

analogous

#AE2560 #AE2F25 #AE7425

triadic

#AE2F25 #25AE2F #2F25AE

tetradic

#AE2F25 #60AE25 #25A4AE #7425AE

square

#AE2F25 #60AE25 #25A4AE #7425AE

split-complementary

#AE2F25 #25AE74 #2560AE

monochromatic

#491410 #7C211A #AE2F25 #D5463B #E0766D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#AE2F25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#AE2F25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F25

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F25	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.165 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7160',
    500: '#ae2f25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f25;
$custom-light: #cf7160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.38,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.501,
    "c": 0.16525,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F25

secondary

#68C0C6

accent

#DCE840

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F25

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

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