#AE302B#AE302B

#AE302B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.163 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE302B
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 50.44, 33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 60.43, 33.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1455 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.163 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9507, 11.2899, 3.4663)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE302B #2BA9AE

analogous

#AE2B68 #AE302B #AE712B

triadic

#AE302B #2BAE30 #302BAE

tetradic

#AE302B #68AE2B #2BA9AE #712BAE

square

#AE302B #68AE2B #2BA9AE #712BAE

split-complementary

#AE302B #2BAE71 #2B68AE

monochromatic

#4C1513 #7D221F #AE302B #D14A45 #DD7A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#AE302B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#AE302B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE302B

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE302B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE302B	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae302b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.163 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7165',
    500: '#ae302b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae302b;
$custom-light: #ce7165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae302b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.29,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50273,
    "c": 0.16347,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE302B

secondary

#70C2C5

accent

#DDE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE302B

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

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