#AE3735#AE3735

#AE3735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.155 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3735
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 69.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 48.17, 28.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 56.06, 30.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.1405 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.155 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4664, 11.9909, 4.6569)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3735 #35ACAE

analogous

#AE356F #AE3735 #AE7435

triadic

#AE3735 #35AE37 #3735AE

tetradic

#AE3735 #6FAE35 #35ACAE #7435AE

square

#AE3735 #6FAE35 #35ACAE #7435AE

split-complementary

#AE3735 #35AE74 #356FAE

monochromatic

#501918 #7F2827 #AE3735 #CB5755 #DA8584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#AE3735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#AE3735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3735

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3735	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.155 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce756c',
    500: '#ae3735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3735;
$custom-light: #ce756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.992,
    "s": 53.304,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51166,
    "c": 0.15538,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3735

secondary

#7CC2C3

accent

#DADD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3735

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

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