#AE3533#AE3533
#AE3533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.158 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3533 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 53, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 70.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.88, 48.88, 29.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.88, 57.08, 31.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% 0.1423 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.158 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3283, 11.7867, 4.3886) |
| Luminance | 0.1178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.95
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.60
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.88
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.08
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3533 #33ACAE
analogous
#AE336F #AE3533 #AE7333
triadic
#AE3533 #33AE35 #3533AE
tetradic
#AE3533 #6FAE33 #33ACAE #7333AE
square
#AE3533 #6FAE33 #33ACAE #7333AE
split-complementary
#AE3533 #33AE73 #336FAE
monochromatic
#4F1817 #7F2725 #AE3533 #CC5452 #DA8381
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#AE3533 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#AE3533 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3533
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3533 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3533 | 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)
#575032
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF0F36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3533; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.158 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce746b',
500: '#ae3533',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3533; $custom-light: #ce746b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3533",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 53,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.976,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50912,
"c": 0.15765,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.11784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3533
secondary
#79C2C3
accent
#DCDE4A
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A