#AE3539#AE3539

#AE3539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.157 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3539
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 57)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 49.20, 25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 55.64, 27.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1446 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.157 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4692, 11.8431, 5.1309)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3539 #35AEAA

analogous

#AE3575 #AE3539 #AE6E35

triadic

#AE3539 #39AE35 #3539AE

tetradic

#AE3539 #75AE35 #35AEAA #6E35AE

square

#AE3539 #75AE35 #35AEAA #6E35AE

split-complementary

#AE3539 #35AE6E #3575AE

monochromatic

#50181A #7F272A #AE3539 #CB5559 #DA8487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#AE3539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#AE3539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3539

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3539	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)

#565038

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1238

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.157 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd746f',
    500: '#ae3539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3539;
$custom-light: #cd746f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.017,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51009,
    "c": 0.15693,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3539

secondary

#7CC3C1

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3539

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

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