#AE2F39#AE2F39

#AE2F39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F39
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 57)
HSL	hsl(355, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 51.50, 24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 57.22, 25.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.1519 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.163 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2127, 11.3300, 5.0453)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F39 #2FAEA4

analogous

#AE2F78 #AE2F39 #AE652F

triadic

#AE2F39 #39AE2F #2F39AE

tetradic

#AE2F39 #78AE2F #2FAEA4 #652FAE

square

#AE2F39 #78AE2F #2FAEA4 #652FAE

split-complementary

#AE2F39 #2FAE65 #2F78AE

monochromatic

#4E1519 #7E2229 #AE2F39 #CF4C56 #DC7C83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#AE2F39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AE2F39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F39

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F39	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce716f',
    500: '#ae2f39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f39;
$custom-light: #ce716f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.276,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50386,
    "c": 0.16283,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F39

secondary

#75C4BE

accent

#E1D547

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F39

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

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