#AE3640#AE3640

#AE3640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.155 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3640
RGB	rgb(174, 54, 64)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 49.22, 22.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 53.92, 24.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.146 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.155 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7021, 12.0100, 6.1302)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3640 #36AEA4

analogous

#AE367C #AE3640 #AE6836

triadic

#AE3640 #40AE36 #3640AE

tetradic

#AE3640 #7CAE36 #36AEA4 #6836AE

square

#AE3640 #7CAE36 #36AEA4 #6836AE

split-complementary

#AE3640 #36AE68 #367CAE

monochromatic

#51191E #7F282F #AE3640 #CB5660 #D9858C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#AE3640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE3640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3640

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3640	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF173B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 54, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.155 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7574',
    500: '#ae3640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3640;
$custom-light: #cd7574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51246,
    "c": 0.15534,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3640

secondary

#7DC3BD

accent

#DCD04C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3640

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

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