#AE3143#AE3143

#AE3143 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.160 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3143
RGB	rgb(174, 49, 67)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 61.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 51.37, 19.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 54.88, 20.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1535 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.16 17)
XYZ	xyz(19.5690, 11.6033, 6.5183)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3143 #31AE9C

analogous

#AE3181 #AE3143 #AE5D31

triadic

#AE3143 #43AE31 #3143AE

tetradic

#AE3143 #81AE31 #31AE9C #5D31AE

square

#AE3143 #81AE31 #31AE9C #5D31AE

split-complementary

#AE3143 #31AE5D #3181AE

monochromatic

#4E161E #7E2431 #AE3143 #CD4F61 #DB7F8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE3143 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE3143 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3143

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3143	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3143	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0C39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3143;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 49, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.160 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7277',
    500: '#ae3143',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3143;
$custom-light: #cd7277;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3143",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.36,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50778,
    "c": 0.16049,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.11601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3143

secondary

#77C4B9

accent

#DFCA48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3143

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

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