#AE3541#AE3541

#AE3541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.156 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3541
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 65)
HSL	hsl(354, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 49.69, 21.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 54.04, 23.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1477 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.156 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6848, 11.9293, 6.2660)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3541 #35AEA2

analogous

#AE357D #AE3541 #AE6635

triadic

#AE3541 #41AE35 #3541AE

tetradic

#AE3541 #7DAE35 #35AEA2 #6635AE

square

#AE3541 #7DAE35 #35AEA2 #6635AE

split-complementary

#AE3541 #35AE66 #357DAE

monochromatic

#50181E #7F272F #AE3541 #CB5561 #DA848C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#AE3541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#AE3541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3541

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3541	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF153A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.156 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7475',
    500: '#ae3541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3541;
$custom-light: #cd7475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.05,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51156,
    "c": 0.15635,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3541

secondary

#7CC3BC

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3541

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

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