#AE352C#AE352C

#AE352C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.159 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE352C
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 44)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 48.55, 33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 58.98, 34.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1398 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.159 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1854, 11.7296, 3.6362)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE352C #2CA5AE

analogous

#AE2C64 #AE352C #AE762C

triadic

#AE352C #2CAE35 #352CAE

tetradic

#AE352C #64AE2C #2CA5AE #762CAE

square

#AE352C #64AE2C #2CA5AE #762CAE

split-complementary

#AE352C #2CAE76 #2C64AE

monochromatic

#4C1713 #7D2620 #AE352C #D05047 #DD7F78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#AE352C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#AE352C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE352C

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE352C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE352C	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00C34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae352c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.159 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7466',
    500: '#ae352c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae352c;
$custom-light: #ce7466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae352c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.154,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50814,
    "c": 0.15871,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE352C

secondary

#71BFC5

accent

#D8E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE352C

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

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