#AE383C#AE383C

#AE383C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE383C
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 60)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 48.15, 24.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 54.15, 27.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1419 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.154 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6874, 12.1560, 5.5838)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE383C #38AEAA

analogous

#AE3877 #AE383C #AE6F38

triadic

#AE383C #3CAE38 #383CAE

tetradic

#AE383C #77AE38 #38AEAA #6F38AE

square

#AE383C #77AE38 #38AEAA #6F38AE

split-complementary

#AE383C #38AE6F #3877AE

monochromatic

#511A1C #80292C #AE383C #CA595D #D9888B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#AE383C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#AE383C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE383C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE383C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE383C	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)

#58523B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1A3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae383c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7671',
    500: '#ae383c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae383c;
$custom-light: #cd7671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae383c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51396,
    "c": 0.15353,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE383C

secondary

#7FC3C0

accent

#DBD64D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE383C

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

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