#AE342A#AE342A

#AE342A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE342A
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(5, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 48.86, 34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 59.79, 35.19°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1403 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.16 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1036, 11.6247, 3.4279)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE342A #2AA4AE

analogous

#AE2A62 #AE342A #AE762A

triadic

#AE342A #2AAE34 #342AAE

tetradic

#AE342A #62AE2A #2AA4AE #762AAE

square

#AE342A #62AE2A #2AA4AE #762AAE

split-complementary

#AE342A #2AAE76 #2A62AE

monochromatic

#4B1712 #7D251E #AE342A #D24E43 #DE7D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#AE342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#AE342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE342A

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE342A	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)

#574F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00733

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7364',
    500: '#ae342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae342a;
$custom-light: #ce7364;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.545,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50679,
    "c": 0.15998,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE342A

secondary

#6FBFC5

accent

#D8E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE342A

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

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