#AE312E#AE312E

#AE312E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE312E
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 46)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 50.20, 31.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 59.38, 32.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1454 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.162 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0492, 11.3954, 3.7807)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE312E #2EABAE

analogous

#AE2E6B #AE312E #AE712E

triadic

#AE312E #2EAE31 #312EAE

tetradic

#AE312E #6BAE2E #2EABAE #712EAE

square

#AE312E #6BAE2E #2EABAE #712EAE

split-complementary

#AE312E #2EAE71 #2E6BAE

monochromatic

#4D1614 #7E2321 #AE312E #CF4D4A #DC7D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#AE312E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE312E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE312E

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE312E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE312E	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)

#554E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae312e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7267',
    500: '#ae312e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae312e;
$custom-light: #ce7267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae312e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.406,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50415,
    "c": 0.16213,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE312E

secondary

#74C2C4

accent

#DEE146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE312E

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

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