#AE3229#AE3229

#AE3229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3229
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 41)
HSL	hsl(4, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 49.60, 34.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 60.54, 34.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1424 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.162 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9986, 11.4428, 3.3057)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3229 #29A5AE

analogous

#AE2963 #AE3229 #AE7429

triadic

#AE3229 #29AE32 #3229AE

tetradic

#AE3229 #63AE29 #29A5AE #7429AE

square

#AE3229 #63AE29 #29A5AE #7429AE

split-complementary

#AE3229 #29AE74 #2963AE

monochromatic

#4B1612 #7C241D #AE3229 #D24C42 #DE7B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#AE3229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE3229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3229

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3229	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)

#564E27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756924

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7263',
    500: '#ae3229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3229;
$custom-light: #cf7263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.06,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50453,
    "c": 0.16196,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3229

secondary

#6DBFC5

accent

#DAE543

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDEA

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3229

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

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