#AE3131#AE3131

#AE3131 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3131
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 50.34, 29.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 58.59, 30.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.1465 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.162 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1104, 11.4199, 4.1031)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3131 #31AEAE

analogous

#AE316F #AE3131 #AE6F31

triadic

#AE3131 #31AE31 #3131AE

tetradic

#AE3131 #6FAE31 #31AEAE #6F31AE

square

#AE3131 #6FAE31 #31AEAE #6F31AE

split-complementary

#AE3131 #31AE6F #316FAE

monochromatic

#4E1616 #7E2424 #AE3131 #CD4F4F #DB7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#AE3131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE3131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3131

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3131	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7269',
    500: '#ae3131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3131;
$custom-light: #ce7269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50458,
    "c": 0.16174,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3131

secondary

#77C4C4

accent

#DFDF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3131

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

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