#AE3434#AE3434

#AE3434 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.158 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3434
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 52)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 70.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 49.33, 28.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 57.08, 30.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1439 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.158 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3055, 11.7054, 4.4910)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3434 #34AEAE

analogous

#AE3471 #AE3434 #AE7134

triadic

#AE3434 #34AE34 #3434AE

tetradic

#AE3434 #71AE34 #34AEAE #7134AE

square

#AE3434 #71AE34 #34AEAE #7134AE

split-complementary

#AE3434 #34AE71 #3471AE

monochromatic

#501818 #7F2626 #AE3434 #CC5353 #DA8383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#AE3434 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#AE3434 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3434

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3434	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3434	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF0C35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3434;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.158 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce736b',
    500: '#ae3434',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3434;
$custom-light: #ce736b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3434",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50819,
    "c": 0.15849,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3434

secondary

#7BC3C3

accent

#DDDD4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3434

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

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