#AE3538#AE3538
#AE3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.157 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3538 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 53, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.95, 49.14, 26.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.95, 55.86, 28.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% 0.1442 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.157 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4445, 11.8332, 5.0008) |
| Luminance | 0.1183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.52
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3538 #35AEAB
analogous
#AE3575 #AE3538 #AE6E35
triadic
#AE3538 #38AE35 #3538AE
tetradic
#AE3538 #75AE35 #35AEAB #6E35AE
square
#AE3538 #75AE35 #35AEAB #6E35AE
split-complementary
#AE3538 #35AE6E #3575AE
monochromatic
#50181A #7F2729 #AE3538 #CB5558 #DA8486
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.24
#AE3538 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#AE3538 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3538
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3538 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3538 | 1.00 | 6.24 | 3.37 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3538; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.157 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd746e',
500: '#ae3538',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3538; $custom-light: #cd746e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3538",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 53,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.512,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50992,
"c": 0.15704,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.1183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3538
secondary
#7CC3C1
accent
#DDD94B
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEC
border
#D4C8C7
text
#150907
muted
#837B7A