#AE2331#AE2331

#AE2331 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE2331
RGB	rgb(174, 35, 49)
HSL	hsl(354, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(354, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 55.03, 27.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 61.74, 26.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1614 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.174 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6131, 10.4254, 3.9374)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE2331 #23AEA0

analogous

#AE2376 #AE2331 #AE5A23

triadic

#AE2331 #31AE23 #2331AE

tetradic

#AE2331 #76AE23 #23AEA0 #5A23AE

square

#AE2331 #76AE23 #23AEA0 #5A23AE

split-complementary

#AE2331 #23AE5A #2376AE

monochromatic

#480F14 #7B1923 #AE2331 #D73747 #E16A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#AE2331 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#AE2331 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE2331

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE2331	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE2331	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70652C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae2331;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 35, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6c69',
    500: '#ae2331',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae2331;
$custom-light: #cf6c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae2331",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.957,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49205,
    "c": 0.1737,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE2331

secondary

#66C7BD

accent

#E9D83E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE2331

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

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