#AE3037#AE3037

#AE3037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3037
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 55)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 51.02, 26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 57.40, 27.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1499 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.162 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2042, 11.3913, 4.8012)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3037 #30AEA7

analogous

#AE3076 #AE3037 #AE6830

triadic

#AE3037 #37AE30 #3037AE

tetradic

#AE3037 #76AE30 #30AEA7 #6830AE

square

#AE3037 #76AE30 #30AEA7 #6830AE

split-complementary

#AE3037 #30AE68 #3076AE

monochromatic

#4E1619 #7E2328 #AE3037 #CE4D54 #DB7D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AE3037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE3037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3037

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3037	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726d',
    500: '#ae3037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3037;
$custom-light: #ce726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.667,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50451,
    "c": 0.16203,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3037

secondary

#76C4C0

accent

#E0D848

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3037

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

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