#AE3042#AE3042

#AE3042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.162 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3042
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 51.68, 19.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 55.32, 20.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.1543 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.162 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4979, 11.5087, 6.3479)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3042 #30AE9C

analogous

#AE3081 #AE3042 #AE5D30

triadic

#AE3042 #42AE30 #3042AE

tetradic

#AE3042 #81AE30 #30AE9C #5D30AE

square

#AE3042 #81AE30 #30AE9C #5D30AE

split-complementary

#AE3042 #30AE5D #3081AE

monochromatic

#4E161E #7E2330 #AE3042 #CE4D60 #DB7D8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AE3042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3042

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3042	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.162 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7276',
    500: '#ae3042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3042;
$custom-light: #cd7276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50657,
    "c": 0.16151,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3042

secondary

#76C4B9

accent

#E0CA48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3042

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

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