#AE3243#AE3243

#AE3243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.159 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3243
RGB	rgb(174, 50, 67)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 61.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 50.99, 19.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 54.59, 20.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.1523 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.159 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6112, 11.6879, 6.5324)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3243 #32AE9D

analogous

#AE3281 #AE3243 #AE5F32

triadic

#AE3243 #43AE32 #3243AE

tetradic

#AE3243 #81AE32 #32AE9D #5F32AE

square

#AE3243 #81AE32 #32AE9D #5F32AE

split-complementary

#AE3243 #32AE5F #3281AE

monochromatic

#4F171E #7E2431 #AE3243 #CD5061 #DA808C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#AE3243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#AE3243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3243

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3243	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 50, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.159 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7377',
    500: '#ae3243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3243;
$custom-light: #cd7377;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.774,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5088,
    "c": 0.15946,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3243

secondary

#78C4B9

accent

#DFCA49

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3243

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

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