#AE2F36#AE2F36

#AE2F36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.163 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F36
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 54)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 51.33, 26.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 57.87, 27.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1507 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.163 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1400, 11.3009, 4.6628)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F36 #2FAEA7

analogous

#AE2F75 #AE2F36 #AE672F

triadic

#AE2F36 #36AE2F #2F36AE

tetradic

#AE2F36 #75AE2F #2FAEA7 #672FAE

square

#AE2F36 #75AE2F #2FAEA7 #672FAE

split-complementary

#AE2F36 #2FAE67 #2F75AE

monochromatic

#4E1518 #7E2227 #AE2F36 #CF4C53 #DC7C81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AE2F36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AE2F36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F36

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F36	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.163 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716d',
    500: '#ae2f36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f36;
$custom-light: #ce716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.693,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50335,
    "c": 0.16307,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F36

secondary

#75C4C0

accent

#E1D847

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F36

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

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