#AE3841#AE3841

#AE3841 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.153 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3841
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 65)
HSL	hsl(355, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 48.47, 21.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 53.15, 24.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1438 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.153 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8258, 12.2114, 6.3131)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3841 #38AEA5

analogous

#AE387C #AE3841 #AE6A38

triadic

#AE3841 #41AE38 #3841AE

tetradic

#AE3841 #7CAE38 #38AEA5 #6A38AE

square

#AE3841 #7CAE38 #38AEA5 #6A38AE

split-complementary

#AE3841 #38AE6A #387CAE

monochromatic

#511A1E #802930 #AE3841 #CA5962 #D9888E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#AE3841 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#AE3841 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3841

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3841	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3841	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575241

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3841;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.153 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7675',
    500: '#ae3841',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3841;
$custom-light: #cd7675;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3841",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.424,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5149,
    "c": 0.15314,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3841

secondary

#7FC3BE

accent

#DBD04D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3841

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

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