#AE3031#AE3031

#AE3031 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3031
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 49)
HSL	hsl(360, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 50.71, 29.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 58.83, 30.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1477 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.163 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0690, 11.3372, 4.0893)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3031 #30AEAD

analogous

#AE3070 #AE3031 #AE6E30

triadic

#AE3031 #31AE30 #3031AE

tetradic

#AE3031 #70AE30 #30AEAD #6E30AE

square

#AE3031 #70AE30 #30AEAD #6E30AE

split-complementary

#AE3031 #30AE6E #3070AE

monochromatic

#4E1616 #7E2323 #AE3031 #CE4D4E #DB7D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#AE3031 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AE3031 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3031

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3031	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3031	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)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3031;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7169',
    500: '#ae3031',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3031;
$custom-light: #ce7169;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3031",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.524,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50356,
    "c": 0.16267,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3031

secondary

#76C4C3

accent

#E0DF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3031

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

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