#AE362C#AE362C

#AE362C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.158 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE362C
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 44)
HSL	hsl(5, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 48.14, 33.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 58.74, 34.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% 0.1385 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.158 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2315, 11.8217, 3.6516)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE362C #2CA4AE

analogous

#AE2C63 #AE362C #AE772C

triadic

#AE362C #2CAE36 #362CAE

tetradic

#AE362C #63AE2C #2CA4AE #772CAE

square

#AE362C #63AE2C #2CA4AE #772CAE

split-complementary

#AE362C #2CAE77 #2C63AE

monochromatic

#4C1813 #7D2720 #AE362C #D05147 #DD7F78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#AE362C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#AE362C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE362C

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE362C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE362C	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C00F35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae362c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.158 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7466',
    500: '#ae362c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae362c;
$custom-light: #ce7466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae362c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50925,
    "c": 0.15777,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE362C

secondary

#71BEC5

accent

#D7E345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE362C

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

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