#AE373B#AE373B

#AE373B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.155 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE373B
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 59)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 48.50, 25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 54.65, 27.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.1428 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.155 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6132, 12.0496, 5.4299)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE373B #37AEAA

analogous

#AE3777 #AE373B #AE6E37

triadic

#AE373B #3BAE37 #373BAE

tetradic

#AE373B #77AE37 #37AEAA #6E37AE

square

#AE373B #77AE37 #37AEAA #6E37AE

split-complementary

#AE373B #37AE6E #3777AE

monochromatic

#511A1B #7F282B #AE373B #CA585C #D98689

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#AE373B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AE373B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE373B

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE373B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE373B	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57513A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF173A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae373b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.155 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7571',
    500: '#ae373b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae373b;
$custom-light: #cd7571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae373b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.983,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51265,
    "c": 0.15467,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE373B

secondary

#7EC3C0

accent

#DBD74C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE373B

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

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