#AE3733#AE3733

#AE3733 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.156 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3733
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 70.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 48.06, 29.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 56.57, 31.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1397 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.156 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4214, 11.9729, 4.4197)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3733 #33AAAE

analogous

#AE336D #AE3733 #AE7533

triadic

#AE3733 #33AE37 #3733AE

tetradic

#AE3733 #6DAE33 #33AAAE #7533AE

square

#AE3733 #6DAE33 #33AAAE #7533AE

split-complementary

#AE3733 #33AE75 #336DAE

monochromatic

#4F1917 #7F2825 #AE3733 #CC5652 #DA8481

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#AE3733 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#AE3733 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3733

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3733	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3733	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3733;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.156 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce756b',
    500: '#ae3733',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3733;
$custom-light: #ce756b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3733",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.951,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51135,
    "c": 0.15568,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3733

secondary

#79C1C3

accent

#D9DE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3733

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

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