#AE342E#AE342E

#AE342E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.159 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE342E
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 46)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 49.03, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 58.66, 33.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.73% 0.1417 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(50.73% 0.159 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1788, 11.6548, 3.8240)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE342E #2EA8AE

analogous

#AE2E68 #AE342E #AE742E

triadic

#AE342E #2EAE34 #342EAE

tetradic

#AE342E #68AE2E #2EA8AE #742EAE

square

#AE342E #68AE2E #2EA8AE #742EAE

split-complementary

#AE342E #2EAE74 #2E68AE

monochromatic

#4D1714 #7E2621 #AE342E #CF504A #DC7F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#AE342E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#AE342E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE342E

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE342E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE342E	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)

#574F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0934

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae342e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.159 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7367',
    500: '#ae342e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae342e;
$custom-light: #ce7367;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae342e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.813,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50731,
    "c": 0.15934,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE342E

secondary

#74C0C4

accent

#DAE146

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE342E

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

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