#AE322D#AE322D

#AE322D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE322D
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 45)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 49.77, 32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 59.41, 33.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1438 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.161 27)
XYZ	xyz(19.0720, 11.4722, 3.6922)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE322D #2DA9AE

analogous

#AE2D68 #AE322D #AE732D

triadic

#AE322D #2DAE32 #322DAE

tetradic

#AE322D #68AE2D #2DA9AE #732DAE

square

#AE322D #68AE2D #2DA9AE #732DAE

split-complementary

#AE322D #2DAE73 #2D68AE

monochromatic

#4D1614 #7D2420 #AE322D #D04E48 #DC7D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#AE322D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#AE322D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE322D

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE322D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE322D	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)

#564E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae322d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7266',
    500: '#ae322d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae322d;
$custom-light: #ce7266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae322d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.326,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50505,
    "c": 0.16135,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.11469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE322D

secondary

#72C1C4

accent

#DCE246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE322D

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

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