#AE3228#AE3228

#AE3228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.162 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3228
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 49.56, 35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 60.83, 35.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1421 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.162 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9813, 11.4360, 3.2150)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3228 #28A4AE

analogous

#AE2861 #AE3228 #AE7528

triadic

#AE3228 #28AE32 #3228AE

tetradic

#AE3228 #61AE28 #28A4AE #7528AE

square

#AE3228 #61AE28 #28A4AE #7528AE

split-complementary

#AE3228 #28AE75 #2861AE

monochromatic

#4A1511 #7C241D #AE3228 #D34B40 #DF7A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE3228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE3228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3228

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3228	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.162 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7263',
    500: '#ae3228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3228;
$custom-light: #cf7263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.478,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50441,
    "c": 0.16212,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3228

secondary

#6CBFC6

accent

#D9E642

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3228

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

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