#AE3039#AE3039

#AE3039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3039
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 51.13, 25.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 56.96, 26.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1507 0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.162 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2531, 11.4108, 5.0588)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3039 #30AEA5

analogous

#AE3078 #AE3039 #AE6630

triadic

#AE3039 #39AE30 #3039AE

tetradic

#AE3039 #78AE30 #30AEA5 #6630AE

square

#AE3039 #78AE30 #30AEA5 #6630AE

split-complementary

#AE3039 #30AE66 #3078AE

monochromatic

#4E161A #7E2329 #AE3039 #CE4D56 #DB7D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AE3039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE3039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3039

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3039	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0134

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726f',
    500: '#ae3039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3039;
$custom-light: #ce726f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50485,
    "c": 0.16188,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3039

secondary

#76C4BE

accent

#E0D548

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3039

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

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