#AE3135#AE3135

#AE3135 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3135
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 53)
HSL	hsl(358, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 50.54, 27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 57.60, 28.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.148 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.161 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1986, 11.4552, 4.5676)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3135 #31AEAA

analogous

#AE3173 #AE3135 #AE6B31

triadic

#AE3135 #35AE31 #3135AE

tetradic

#AE3135 #73AE31 #31AEAA #6B31AE

square

#AE3135 #73AE31 #31AEAA #6B31AE

split-complementary

#AE3135 #31AE6B #3173AE

monochromatic

#4E1618 #7E2426 #AE3135 #CD4F53 #DB7F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE3135 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE3135 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3135

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3135	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3135	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3135;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726c',
    500: '#ae3135',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3135;
$custom-light: #ce726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3135",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.08,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50519,
    "c": 0.16128,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3135

secondary

#77C4C1

accent

#DFDB48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3135

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

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