#AE3333#AE3333

#AE3333 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3333
RGB	rgb(174, 51, 51)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 70.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 49.67, 29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 57.59, 30.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1448 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.16 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2390, 11.6082, 4.3589)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3333 #33AEAE

analogous

#AE3371 #AE3333 #AE7133

triadic

#AE3333 #33AE33 #3333AE

tetradic

#AE3333 #71AE33 #33AEAE #7133AE

square

#AE3333 #71AE33 #33AEAE #7133AE

split-complementary

#AE3333 #33AE71 #3371AE

monochromatic

#4F1717 #7F2525 #AE3333 #CC5252 #DA8181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE3333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE3333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3333

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3333	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)

#564F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 51, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce736b',
    500: '#ae3333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3333;
$custom-light: #ce736b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50696,
    "c": 0.15959,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3333

secondary

#79C3C3

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3333

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

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