#AE312D#AE312D

#AE312D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE312D
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 45)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 50.15, 32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 59.65, 32.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.145 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.162 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0297, 11.3876, 3.6781)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE312D #2DAAAE

analogous

#AE2D6A #AE312D #AE712D

triadic

#AE312D #2DAE31 #312DAE

tetradic

#AE312D #6AAE2D #2DAAAE #712DAE

square

#AE312D #6AAE2D #2DAAAE #712DAE

split-complementary

#AE312D #2DAE71 #2D6AAE

monochromatic

#4D1614 #7D2320 #AE312D #D04D48 #DC7C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AE312D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE312D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE312D

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE312D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE312D	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)

#554E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae312d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7266',
    500: '#ae312d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae312d;
$custom-light: #ce7266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae312d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.86,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50401,
    "c": 0.16228,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE312D

secondary

#72C2C4

accent

#DDE246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE312D

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

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