#AE342B#AE342B

#AE342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE342B
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 48.90, 33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 59.50, 34.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1407 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.16 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1217, 11.6319, 3.5234)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE342B #2BA5AE

analogous

#AE2B64 #AE342B #AE752B

triadic

#AE342B #2BAE34 #342BAE

tetradic

#AE342B #64AE2B #2BA5AE #752BAE

square

#AE342B #64AE2B #2BA5AE #752BAE

split-complementary

#AE342B #2BAE75 #2B64AE

monochromatic

#4C1713 #7D251F #AE342B #D14F45 #DD7D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#AE342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#AE342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE342B

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE342B	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)

#574F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00833

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7365',
    500: '#ae342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae342b;
$custom-light: #ce7365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.122,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50692,
    "c": 0.15981,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE342B

secondary

#70BFC5

accent

#D9E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE342B

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

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