#AE2F2A#AE2F2A
#AE2F2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.165 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE2F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 47, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.92, 50.77, 33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.92, 60.94, 33.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.16% 0.1463 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.16% 0.165 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8922, 11.2018, 3.3574) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.50
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.11
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.15
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE2F2A #2AA9AE
analogous
#AE2A67 #AE2F2A #AE712A
triadic
#AE2F2A #2AAE2F #2F2AAE
tetradic
#AE2F2A #67AE2A #2AA9AE #712AAE
square
#AE2F2A #67AE2A #2AA9AE #712AAE
split-complementary
#AE2F2A #2AAE71 #2A67AE
monochromatic
#4B1412 #7D221E #AE2F2A #D24943 #DE7975
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#AE2F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#AE2F2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE2F2A
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE2F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE2F2A | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae2f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.165 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7164',
500: '#ae2f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae2f2a; $custom-light: #cf7164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae2f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 47,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.273,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5016,
"c": 0.16451,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.11199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE2F2A
secondary
#6FC2C5
accent
#DEE444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A