#AE3545#AE3545

#AE3545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.156 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3545
RGB	rgb(174, 53, 69)
HSL	hsl(352, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 49.96, 18.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 53.40, 20.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1493 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.156 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8048, 11.9773, 6.8981)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3545 #35AE9E

analogous

#AE3582 #AE3545 #AE6235

triadic

#AE3545 #45AE35 #3545AE

tetradic

#AE3545 #82AE35 #35AE9E #6235AE

square

#AE3545 #82AE35 #35AE9E #6235AE

split-complementary

#AE3545 #35AE62 #3582AE

monochromatic

#501820 #7F2732 #AE3545 #CB5565 #DA848F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#AE3545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE3545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3545

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3545	1.00	6.19	3.40	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545145

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF173C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 53, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.156 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7478',
    500: '#ae3545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3545;
$custom-light: #cd7478;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.066,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51238,
    "c": 0.15627,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3545

secondary

#7CC3BA

accent

#DDC94B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3545

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

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