#AE2F38#AE2F38

#AE2F38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F38
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 51.44, 25.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 57.43, 26.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.1515 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.163 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1880, 11.3201, 4.9153)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F38 #2FAEA5

analogous

#AE2F77 #AE2F38 #AE652F

triadic

#AE2F38 #38AE2F #2F38AE

tetradic

#AE2F38 #77AE2F #2FAEA5 #652FAE

square

#AE2F38 #77AE2F #2FAEA5 #652FAE

split-complementary

#AE2F38 #2FAE65 #2F77AE

monochromatic

#4E1519 #7E2228 #AE2F38 #CF4C55 #DC7C83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#AE2F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AE2F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F38

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F38	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)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716e',
    500: '#ae2f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f38;
$custom-light: #ce716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.748,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50369,
    "c": 0.1629,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F38

secondary

#75C4BE

accent

#E1D647

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F38

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

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