#AE3139#AE3139

#AE3139 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.161 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3139
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 50.75, 25.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 56.70, 26.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1495 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.161 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2944, 11.4935, 5.0726)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3139 #31AEA6

analogous

#AE3177 #AE3139 #AE6731

triadic

#AE3139 #39AE31 #3139AE

tetradic

#AE3139 #77AE31 #31AEA6 #6731AE

square

#AE3139 #77AE31 #31AEA6 #6731AE

split-complementary

#AE3139 #31AE67 #3177AE

monochromatic

#4E161A #7E2429 #AE3139 #CD4F57 #DB7F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#AE3139 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3139 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3139

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3139	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3139	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)

#544E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3139;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.161 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce726f',
    500: '#ae3139',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3139;
$custom-light: #ce726f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3139",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.16,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50586,
    "c": 0.16091,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3139

secondary

#77C4BF

accent

#DFD648

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3139

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

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