#AE3521#AE3521

#AE3521 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.161 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#AE3521
RGBrgb(174, 53, 33)
HSLhsl(9, 68%, 41%)
HSVhsv(9, 81%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69.5%, 81%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(40.67, 48.13, 39.47)
CIE-LCHlch(40.67, 62.24, 39.35°)
OKLaboklab(50.69% 0.1362 0.0851)
OKLCHoklch(50.69% 0.161 32)
XYZxyz(19.0054, 11.6576, 2.6880)
Luminance0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#AE3521 #219AAE
analogous
#AE2153 #AE3521 #AE7C21
triadic
#AE3521 #21AE35 #3521AE
tetradic
#AE3521 #53AE21 #219AAE #7C21AE
square
#AE3521 #53AE21 #219AAE #7C21AE
split-complementary
#AE3521 #21AE7C #2153AE
monochromatic
#47160D #7B2517 #AE3521 #D84B34 #E27967

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30
#AE3521 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33
#AE3521 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3521
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##AE3521#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##AE35211.006.303.336.30
#FFFFFF6.301.0021.001.00
#0000003.3321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.301.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#594F1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C00731
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #ae3521;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.161 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf745e',
    500: '#ae3521',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #ae3521;
$custom-light: #cf745e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#ae3521",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.511,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50689,
    "c": 0.16062,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.11655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#AE3521
secondary
#63B9C8
accent
#D2EB3D
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79

Preview Lab

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#AE3521 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva