#AE3136#AE3136

#AE3136 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3136
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 50.59, 27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 57.37, 28.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1483 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.161 23)
XYZ	xyz(19.2218, 11.4645, 4.6900)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3136 #31AEA9

analogous

#AE3174 #AE3136 #AE6A31

triadic

#AE3136 #36AE31 #3136AE

tetradic

#AE3136 #74AE31 #31AEA9 #6A31AE

square

#AE3136 #74AE31 #31AEA9 #6A31AE

split-complementary

#AE3136 #31AE6A #3174AE

monochromatic

#4E1618 #7E2427 #AE3136 #CD4F54 #DB7F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE3136 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE3136 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3136

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3136	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3136	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)

#544E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3136;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726d',
    500: '#ae3136',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3136;
$custom-light: #ce726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3136",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.6,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50536,
    "c": 0.16118,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.11462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3136

secondary

#77C4C1

accent

#DFD948

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3136

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

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