#AE3140#AE3140

#AE3140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.161 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3140
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 64)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 51.17, 21.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 55.36, 22.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.1523 0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.161 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4813, 11.5683, 6.0566)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3140 #31AE9F

analogous

#AE317E #AE3140 #AE6031

triadic

#AE3140 #40AE31 #3140AE

tetradic

#AE3140 #7EAE31 #31AE9F #6031AE

square

#AE3140 #7EAE31 #31AE9F #6031AE

split-complementary

#AE3140 #31AE60 #317EAE

monochromatic

#4E161D #7E242E #AE3140 #CD4F5E #DB7F8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#AE3140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AE3140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3140

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3140	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73693D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.161 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7274',
    500: '#ae3140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3140;
$custom-light: #cd7274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.8,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50717,
    "c": 0.16053,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3140

secondary

#77C4BB

accent

#DFCD48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3140

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

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