#AE3239#AE3239

#AE3239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3239
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 50.37, 25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 56.44, 26.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1483 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.16 22)
XYZ	xyz(19.3367, 11.5781, 5.0867)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3239 #32AEA7

analogous

#AE3277 #AE3239 #AE6932

triadic

#AE3239 #39AE32 #3239AE

tetradic

#AE3239 #77AE32 #32AEA7 #6932AE

square

#AE3239 #77AE32 #32AEA7 #6932AE

split-complementary

#AE3239 #32AE69 #3277AE

monochromatic

#4F171A #7E2429 #AE3239 #CD5057 #DA8085

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#AE3239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE3239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3239

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3239	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0836

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd736f',
    500: '#ae3239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3239;
$custom-light: #cd736f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.613,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50689,
    "c": 0.15993,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.11575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3239

secondary

#78C4BF

accent

#DFD649

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3239

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

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