#AE3748#AE3748

#AE3748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.154 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3748
RGB	rgb(174, 55, 72)
HSL	hsl(351, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 49.37, 17.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 52.36, 19.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.148 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.154 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9933, 12.2017, 7.4320)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3748 #37AE9D

analogous

#AE3783 #AE3748 #AE6237

triadic

#AE3748 #48AE37 #3748AE

tetradic

#AE3748 #83AE37 #37AE9D #6237AE

square

#AE3748 #83AE37 #37AE9D #6237AE

split-complementary

#AE3748 #37AE62 #3783AE

monochromatic

#511A22 #7F2835 #AE3748 #CA5868 #D98692

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#AE3748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#AE3748 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3748

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3748	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555248

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE1C3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 55, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.154 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc757a',
    500: '#ae3748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3748;
$custom-light: #cc757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51522,
    "c": 0.15408,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3748

secondary

#7EC3B9

accent

#DBC74C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3748

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

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