#AE3636#AE3636

#AE3636 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.156 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3636
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 48.63, 27.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 56.07, 29.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1421 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.156 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4426, 11.9062, 4.7637)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3636 #36AEAE

analogous

#AE3672 #AE3636 #AE7236

triadic

#AE3636 #36AE36 #3636AE

tetradic

#AE3636 #72AE36 #36AEAE #7236AE

square

#AE3636 #72AE36 #36AEAE #7236AE

split-complementary

#AE3636 #36AE72 #3672AE

monochromatic

#511919 #7F2828 #AE3636 #CB5656 #D98585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#AE3636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#AE3636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3636

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3636	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1337

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.156 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce746d',
    500: '#ae3636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3636;
$custom-light: #ce746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51069,
    "c": 0.15627,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3636

secondary

#7DC3C3

accent

#DCDC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3636

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

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