#AE3338#AE3338

#AE3338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.159 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3338
RGB	rgb(174, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 49.93, 26.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 56.39, 27.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1467 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.159 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3553, 11.6547, 4.9710)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3338 #33AEA9

analogous

#AE3376 #AE3338 #AE6C33

triadic

#AE3338 #38AE33 #3338AE

tetradic

#AE3338 #76AE33 #33AEA9 #6C33AE

square

#AE3338 #76AE33 #33AEA9 #6C33AE

split-complementary

#AE3338 #33AE6C #3376AE

monochromatic

#4F171A #7F2529 #AE3338 #CC5257 #DA8185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#AE3338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#AE3338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3338

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3338	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.159 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce736e',
    500: '#ae3338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3338;
$custom-light: #ce736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.561,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50777,
    "c": 0.15903,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3338

secondary

#79C3C0

accent

#DED84A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3338

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

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