#AE3226#AE3226

#AE3226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3226
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 38)
HSL	hsl(5, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 49.49, 36.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 61.41, 36.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1415 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.162 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9482, 11.4227, 3.0404)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3226 #26A2AE

analogous

#AE265E #AE3226 #AE7626

triadic

#AE3226 #26AE32 #3226AE

tetradic

#AE3226 #5EAE26 #26A2AE #7626AE

square

#AE3226 #5EAE26 #26A2AE #7626AE

split-complementary

#AE3226 #26AE76 #265EAE

monochromatic

#4A1510 #7C241B #AE3226 #D54A3D #E0796F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE3226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#AE3226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3226

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3226	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7261',
    500: '#ae3226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3226;
$custom-light: #cf7261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.294,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50418,
    "c": 0.16245,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3226

secondary

#6ABEC6

accent

#D8E741

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3226

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

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