#AE322B#AE322B

#AE322B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE322B
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 43)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 49.68, 33.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 59.97, 34.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1431 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.162 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0344, 11.4572, 3.4942)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE322B #2BA7AE

analogous

#AE2B66 #AE322B #AE732B

triadic

#AE322B #2BAE32 #322BAE

tetradic

#AE322B #66AE2B #2BA7AE #732BAE

square

#AE322B #66AE2B #2BA7AE #732BAE

split-complementary

#AE322B #2BAE73 #2B66AE

monochromatic

#4C1613 #7D241F #AE322B #D14D45 #DD7C76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE322B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE322B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE322B

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE322B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE322B	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae322b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7265',
    500: '#ae322b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae322b;
$custom-light: #ce7265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae322b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.206,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50479,
    "c": 0.16165,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE322B

secondary

#70C0C5

accent

#DBE444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE322B

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

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