#AE373C#AE373C

#AE373C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.155 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE373C
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 60)
HSL	hsl(357, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 48.56, 24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 54.43, 26.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.1432 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.155 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6394, 12.0601, 5.5678)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE373C #37AEA9

analogous

#AE3778 #AE373C #AE6E37

triadic

#AE373C #3CAE37 #373CAE

tetradic

#AE373C #78AE37 #37AEA9 #6E37AE

square

#AE373C #78AE37 #37AEA9 #6E37AE

split-complementary

#AE373C #37AE6E #3778AE

monochromatic

#511A1C #7F282C #AE373C #CA585D #D9868A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#AE373C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AE373C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE373C

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE373C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE373C	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)

#57513B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF183A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae373c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.155 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7571',
    500: '#ae373c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae373c;
$custom-light: #cd7571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae373c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.479,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51283,
    "c": 0.15458,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE373C

secondary

#7EC3C0

accent

#DBD54C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE373C

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

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