#AE3138#AE3138

#AE3138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.161 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3138
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 50.70, 25.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 56.92, 27.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1491 0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.161 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2697, 11.4837, 4.9425)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3138 #31AEA7

analogous

#AE3176 #AE3138 #AE6831

triadic

#AE3138 #38AE31 #3138AE

tetradic

#AE3138 #76AE31 #31AEA7 #6831AE

square

#AE3138 #76AE31 #31AEA7 #6831AE

split-complementary

#AE3138 #31AE68 #3176AE

monochromatic

#4E1619 #7E2429 #AE3138 #CD4F56 #DB7F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#AE3138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3138

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3138	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.161 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726e',
    500: '#ae3138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3138;
$custom-light: #ce726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.64,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50569,
    "c": 0.16099,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3138

secondary

#77C4BF

accent

#DFD748

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3138

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

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