#AE3342#AE3342

#AE3342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.158 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3342
RGB	rgb(174, 51, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 50.54, 20.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 54.45, 21.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.1506 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.158 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6247, 11.7625, 6.3902)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3342 #33AE9F

analogous

#AE3380 #AE3342 #AE6233

triadic

#AE3342 #42AE33 #3342AE

tetradic

#AE3342 #80AE33 #33AE9F #6233AE

square

#AE3342 #80AE33 #33AE9F #6233AE

split-complementary

#AE3342 #33AE62 #3380AE

monochromatic

#4F171E #7F2530 #AE3342 #CC5261 #DA818C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AE3342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#AE3342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3342

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3342	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 51, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.158 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7376',
    500: '#ae3342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3342;
$custom-light: #cd7376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.683,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50963,
    "c": 0.15843,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3342

secondary

#79C3BA

accent

#DECC4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3342

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

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