#AE2F37#AE2F37

#AE2F37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F37
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 55)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 51.39, 26.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 57.65, 26.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.1511 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.163 22)
XYZ	xyz(19.1637, 11.3104, 4.7877)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F37 #2FAEA6

analogous

#AE2F77 #AE2F37 #AE662F

triadic

#AE2F37 #37AE2F #2F37AE

tetradic

#AE2F37 #77AE2F #2FAEA6 #662FAE

square

#AE2F37 #77AE2F #2FAEA6 #662FAE

split-complementary

#AE2F37 #2FAE66 #2F77AE

monochromatic

#4E1519 #7E2228 #AE2F37 #CF4C54 #DC7C82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AE2F37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AE2F37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F37

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F37	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)

#534D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716d',
    500: '#ae2f37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f37;
$custom-light: #ce716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.22,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50352,
    "c": 0.16299,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.11308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F37

secondary

#75C4BF

accent

#E1D747

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F37

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

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