#AE332A#AE332A

#AE332A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.161 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE332A
RGB	rgb(174, 51, 42)
HSL	hsl(4, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 49.26, 34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 60.02, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1416 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.161 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0595, 11.5364, 3.4132)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE332A #2AA5AE

analogous

#AE2A63 #AE332A #AE752A

triadic

#AE332A #2AAE33 #332AAE

tetradic

#AE332A #63AE2A #2AA5AE #752AAE

square

#AE332A #63AE2A #2AA5AE #752AAE

split-complementary

#AE332A #2AAE75 #2A63AE

monochromatic

#4B1612 #7D251E #AE332A #D24D43 #DE7C75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#AE332A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#AE332A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE332A

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE332A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE332A	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae332a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 51, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.161 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7364',
    500: '#ae332a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae332a;
$custom-light: #ce7364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae332a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50572,
    "c": 0.16089,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE332A

secondary

#6FBFC5

accent

#D9E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE332A

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

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