#AE3831#AE3831

#AE3831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.155 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3831
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 71.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 47.55, 31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 56.85, 33.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1377 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.155 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4262, 12.0516, 4.2084)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3831 #31A7AE

analogous

#AE3168 #AE3831 #AE7631

triadic

#AE3831 #31AE38 #3831AE

tetradic

#AE3831 #68AE31 #31A7AE #7631AE

square

#AE3831 #68AE31 #31A7AE #7631AE

split-complementary

#AE3831 #31AE76 #3168AE

monochromatic

#4E1916 #7E2924 #AE3831 #CD564F #DB847F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#AE3831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#AE3831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3831

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3831	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)

#59512F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.155 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7569',
    500: '#ae3831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3831;
$custom-light: #ce7569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.36,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5122,
    "c": 0.155,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3831

secondary

#77BFC4

accent

#D7DF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3831

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

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