#AE3231#AE3231

#AE3231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.161 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3231
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 49.96, 30.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 58.35, 31.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1453 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.161 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.1527, 11.5045, 4.1172)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3231 #31ADAE

analogous

#AE316E #AE3231 #AE7031

triadic

#AE3231 #31AE32 #3231AE

tetradic

#AE3231 #6EAE31 #31ADAE #7031AE

square

#AE3231 #6EAE31 #31ADAE #7031AE

split-complementary

#AE3231 #31AE70 #316EAE

monochromatic

#4E1716 #7E2424 #AE3231 #CD504F #DB7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#AE3231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#AE3231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3231

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3231	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74692D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.161 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7269',
    500: '#ae3231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3231;
$custom-light: #ce7269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.48,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50561,
    "c": 0.1608,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3231

secondary

#77C3C4

accent

#DEDF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3231

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

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