#AE3238#AE3238

#AE3238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3238
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 50.32, 26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 56.66, 27.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1479 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.16 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3120, 11.5682, 4.9566)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3238 #32AEA8

analogous

#AE3276 #AE3238 #AE6A32

triadic

#AE3238 #38AE32 #3238AE

tetradic

#AE3238 #76AE32 #32AEA8 #6A32AE

square

#AE3238 #76AE32 #32AEA8 #6A32AE

split-complementary

#AE3238 #32AE6A #3276AE

monochromatic

#4F1719 #7E2429 #AE3238 #CD5056 #DA8084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#AE3238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AE3238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3238

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3238	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce736e',
    500: '#ae3238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3238;
$custom-light: #ce736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.097,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50672,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3238

secondary

#78C4C0

accent

#DFD749

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3238

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

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