#AE3838#AE3838

#AE3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.154 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3838
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, 47.92, 27.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 55.06, 29.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1403 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.154 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5856, 12.1153, 5.0478)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3838 #38AEAE

analogous

#AE3873 #AE3838 #AE7338

triadic

#AE3838 #38AE38 #3838AE

tetradic

#AE3838 #73AE38 #38AEAE #7338AE

square

#AE3838 #73AE38 #38AEAE #7338AE

split-complementary

#AE3838 #38AE73 #3873AE

monochromatic

#511A1A #802929 #AE3838 #CA5959 #D98888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#AE3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#AE3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3838

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3838	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1939

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.154 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd766e',
    500: '#ae3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3838;
$custom-light: #cd766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51328,
    "c": 0.15398,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3838

secondary

#7FC3C3

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3838

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

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