#AE3043#AE3043

#AE3043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.162 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3043
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 67)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 61.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 51.74, 19.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 55.17, 20.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1547 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.162 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5276, 11.5206, 6.5045)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3043 #30AE9B

analogous

#AE3082 #AE3043 #AE5C30

triadic

#AE3043 #43AE30 #3043AE

tetradic

#AE3043 #82AE30 #30AE9B #5C30AE

square

#AE3043 #82AE30 #30AE9B #5C30AE

split-complementary

#AE3043 #30AE5C #3082AE

monochromatic

#4E161E #7E2331 #AE3043 #CE4D61 #DB7D8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AE3043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3043

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3043	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)

#524F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.162 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7277',
    500: '#ae3043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3043;
$custom-light: #cd7277;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.952,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50677,
    "c": 0.16151,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3043

secondary

#76C4B8

accent

#E0C948

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3043

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

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