#AE303B#AE303B

#AE303B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE303B
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 59)
HSL	hsl(355, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 51.24, 23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 56.55, 25.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1515 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.162 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3040, 11.4312, 5.3268)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE303B #30AEA3

analogous

#AE307A #AE303B #AE6430

triadic

#AE303B #3BAE30 #303BAE

tetradic

#AE303B #7AAE30 #30AEA3 #6430AE

square

#AE303B #7AAE30 #30AEA3 #6430AE

split-complementary

#AE303B #30AE64 #307AAE

monochromatic

#4E161A #7E232B #AE303B #CE4D58 #DB7D85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE303B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE303B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE303B

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE303B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE303B	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae303b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7270',
    500: '#ae303b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae303b;
$custom-light: #cd7270;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae303b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.762,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50521,
    "c": 0.16174,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE303B

secondary

#76C4BD

accent

#E0D348

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE303B

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

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