#AE3535#AE3535

#AE3535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.157 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3535
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 48.98, 28.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 56.58, 30.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.143 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.157 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3733, 11.8047, 4.6259)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3535 #35AEAE

analogous

#AE3572 #AE3535 #AE7235

triadic

#AE3535 #35AE35 #3535AE

tetradic

#AE3535 #72AE35 #35AEAE #7235AE

square

#AE3535 #72AE35 #35AEAE #7235AE

split-complementary

#AE3535 #35AE72 #3572AE

monochromatic

#501818 #7F2727 #AE3535 #CB5555 #DA8484

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#AE3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3535

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3535	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.157 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce746c',
    500: '#ae3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3535;
$custom-light: #ce746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50943,
    "c": 0.15738,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3535

secondary

#7CC3C3

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3535

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

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