#AE383B#AE383B

#AE383B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE383B
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 59)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 66.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 48.09, 25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 54.37, 27.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1415 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.154 23)
XYZ	xyz(19.6612, 12.1456, 5.4459)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE383B #38AEAB

analogous

#AE3876 #AE383B #AE7038

triadic

#AE383B #3BAE38 #383BAE

tetradic

#AE383B #76AE38 #38AEAB #7038AE

square

#AE383B #76AE38 #38AEAB #7038AE

split-complementary

#AE383B #38AE70 #3876AE

monochromatic

#511A1C #80292B #AE383B #CA595C #D9888A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE383B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE383B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE383B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE383B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE383B	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)

#58523A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae383b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7671',
    500: '#ae383b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae383b;
$custom-light: #cd7671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae383b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51379,
    "c": 0.15363,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.12143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE383B

secondary

#7FC3C1

accent

#DBD74D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE383B

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

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