#AE322E#AE322E

#AE322E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE322E
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 46)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 49.82, 31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 59.14, 32.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1442 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.161 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0914, 11.4800, 3.7948)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE322E #2EAAAE

analogous

#AE2E6A #AE322E #AE722E

triadic

#AE322E #2EAE32 #322EAE

tetradic

#AE322E #6AAE2E #2EAAAE #722EAE

square

#AE322E #6AAE2E #2EAAAE #722EAE

split-complementary

#AE322E #2EAE72 #2E6AAE

monochromatic

#4D1614 #7E2421 #AE322E #CF4E4A #DC7D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#AE322E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE322E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE322E

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE322E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE322E	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae322e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7267',
    500: '#ae322e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae322e;
$custom-light: #ce7267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae322e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50518,
    "c": 0.16122,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE322E

secondary

#74C2C4

accent

#DDE146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE322E

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

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