#AE343C#AE343C

#AE343C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.158 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE343C
RGB	rgb(174, 52, 60)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 49.77, 24.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 55.27, 25.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.147 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.158 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5012, 11.7837, 5.5217)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE343C #34AEA6

analogous

#AE3479 #AE343C #AE6934

triadic

#AE343C #3CAE34 #343CAE

tetradic

#AE343C #79AE34 #34AEA6 #6934AE

square

#AE343C #79AE34 #34AEA6 #6934AE

split-complementary

#AE343C #34AE69 #3479AE

monochromatic

#50181C #7F262C #AE343C #CC535B #DA8388

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#AE343C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE343C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE343C

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE343C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE343C	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55503B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1138

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae343c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 52, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.158 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7471',
    500: '#ae343c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae343c;
$custom-light: #cd7471;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae343c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.066,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50954,
    "c": 0.15768,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE343C

secondary

#7BC3BE

accent

#DDD44A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE343C

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

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