#AE312C#AE312C

#AE312C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE312C
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 50.11, 32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 59.92, 33.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.1447 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.162 27)
XYZ	xyz(19.0107, 11.3800, 3.5779)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE312C #2CA9AE

analogous

#AE2C68 #AE312C #AE722C

triadic

#AE312C #2CAE31 #312CAE

tetradic

#AE312C #68AE2C #2CA9AE #722CAE

square

#AE312C #68AE2C #2CA9AE #722CAE

split-complementary

#AE312C #2CAE72 #2C68AE

monochromatic

#4C1513 #7D2320 #AE312C #D04C47 #DD7C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AE312C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE312C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE312C

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE312C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE312C	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae312c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7265',
    500: '#ae312c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae312c;
$custom-light: #ce7265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae312c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.308,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50388,
    "c": 0.16242,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.11377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE312C

secondary

#71C1C5

accent

#DDE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE312C

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

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