#AE322C#AE322C

#AE322C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.162 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE322C
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 44)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 49.73, 33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 59.69, 33.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1435 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.162 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0529, 11.4646, 3.5920)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE322C #2CA8AE

analogous

#AE2C67 #AE322C #AE732C

triadic

#AE322C #2CAE32 #322CAE

tetradic

#AE322C #67AE2C #2CA8AE #732CAE

square

#AE322C #67AE2C #2CA8AE #732CAE

split-complementary

#AE322C #2CAE73 #2C67AE

monochromatic

#4C1613 #7D2420 #AE322C #D04D47 #DD7C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE322C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE322C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE322C

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE322C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE322C	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)

#564E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae322c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.162 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7266',
    500: '#ae322c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae322c;
$custom-light: #ce7266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae322c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.769,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50492,
    "c": 0.1615,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE322C

secondary

#71C1C5

accent

#DCE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE322C

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

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