#AE2F42#AE2F42

#AE2F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.163 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2F42
RGB	rgb(174, 47, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 52.04, 19.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 55.60, 20.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1554 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.163 17)
XYZ	xyz(19.4574, 11.4279, 6.3344)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2F42 #2FAE9B

analogous

#AE2F81 #AE2F42 #AE5C2F

triadic

#AE2F42 #42AE2F #2F42AE

tetradic

#AE2F42 #81AE2F #2FAE9B #5C2FAE

square

#AE2F42 #81AE2F #2FAE9B #5C2FAE

split-complementary

#AE2F42 #2FAE5C #2F81AE

monochromatic

#4E151D #7E2230 #AE2F42 #CF4C5F #DC7C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE2F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE2F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2F42

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2F42	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0437

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 47, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.163 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7176',
    500: '#ae2f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2f42;
$custom-light: #cd7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.024,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50558,
    "c": 0.16252,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.11425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2F42

secondary

#75C4B8

accent

#E1CA47

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2F42

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

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