#AE3744#AE3744

#AE3744 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3744
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 68)
HSL	hsl(353, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 49.08, 19.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 52.94, 22.01°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.1463 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.154 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8671, 12.1512, 6.7670)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3744 #37AEA1

analogous

#AE3780 #AE3744 #AE6537

triadic

#AE3744 #44AE37 #3744AE

tetradic

#AE3744 #80AE37 #37AEA1 #6537AE

square

#AE3744 #80AE37 #37AEA1 #6537AE

split-complementary

#AE3744 #37AE65 #3780AE

monochromatic

#511A20 #7F2832 #AE3744 #CA5864 #D9868F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE3744 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE3744 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3744

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3744	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3744	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3744;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7577',
    500: '#ae3744',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3744;
$custom-light: #cd7577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3744",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.445,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51437,
    "c": 0.1541,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3744

secondary

#7EC3BB

accent

#DBCC4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3744

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

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