#AE312A#AE312A

#AE312A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.163 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE312A
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 42)
HSL	hsl(3, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 50.03, 33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 60.48, 34.20°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.144 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.163 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9740, 11.3653, 3.3847)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE312A #2AA7AE

analogous

#AE2A65 #AE312A #AE732A

triadic

#AE312A #2AAE31 #312AAE

tetradic

#AE312A #65AE2A #2AA7AE #732AAE

square

#AE312A #65AE2A #2AA7AE #732AAE

split-complementary

#AE312A #2AAE73 #2A65AE

monochromatic

#4B1512 #7D231E #AE312A #D24B43 #DE7A75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#AE312A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#AE312A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE312A

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE312A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE312A	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae312a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.163 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7264',
    500: '#ae312a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae312a;
$custom-light: #cf7264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae312a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.182,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50362,
    "c": 0.16271,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE312A

secondary

#6FC1C5

accent

#DCE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE312A

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

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