#AE323D#AE323D

#AE323D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.160 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE323D
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 61)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 50.61, 23.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 55.62, 24.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1499 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.16 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4405, 11.6196, 5.6331)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE323D #32AEA3

analogous

#AE327B #AE323D #AE6532

triadic

#AE323D #3DAE32 #323DAE

tetradic

#AE323D #7BAE32 #32AEA3 #6532AE

square

#AE323D #7BAE32 #32AEA3 #6532AE

split-complementary

#AE323D #32AE65 #327BAE

monochromatic

#4F171C #7E242C #AE323D #CD505B #DA8088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE323D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE323D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE323D

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE323D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE323D	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736939

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae323d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.160 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7372',
    500: '#ae323d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae323d;
$custom-light: #cd7372;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae323d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.677,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50761,
    "c": 0.15964,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE323D

secondary

#78C4BD

accent

#DFD149

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE323D

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

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