#AE3045#AE3045

#AE3045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.162 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3045
RGB	rgb(174, 48, 69)
HSL	hsl(350, 57%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 51.88, 17.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 54.89, 19.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.1555 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.162 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5886, 11.5450, 6.8260)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3045 #30AE99

analogous

#AE3084 #AE3045 #AE5A30

triadic

#AE3045 #45AE30 #3045AE

tetradic

#AE3045 #84AE30 #30AE99 #5A30AE

square

#AE3045 #84AE30 #30AE99 #5A30AE

split-complementary

#AE3045 #30AE5A #3084AE

monochromatic

#4E161F #7E2332 #AE3045 #CE4D63 #DB7D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#AE3045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AE3045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3045

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3045	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 48, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.162 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7278',
    500: '#ae3045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3045;
$custom-light: #cd7278;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5072,
    "c": 0.16154,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3045

secondary

#76C4B7

accent

#E0C748

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3045

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

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