#AE3429#AE3429

#AE3429 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3429
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 41)
HSL	hsl(5, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 48.82, 35.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 60.08, 35.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.14 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.16 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0860, 11.6176, 3.3348)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3429 #29A3AE

analogous

#AE2961 #AE3429 #AE7629

triadic

#AE3429 #29AE34 #3429AE

tetradic

#AE3429 #61AE29 #29A3AE #7629AE

square

#AE3429 #61AE29 #29A3AE #7629AE

split-complementary

#AE3429 #29AE76 #2961AE

monochromatic

#4B1612 #7C251D #AE3429 #D24E42 #DE7C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE3429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE3429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3429

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3429	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)

#574F27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00732

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7363',
    500: '#ae3429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3429;
$custom-light: #ce7363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.962,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50667,
    "c": 0.16014,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3429

secondary

#6DBEC5

accent

#D8E543

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3429

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

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