#AE3848#AE3848

#AE3848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.153 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3848
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 48.96, 17.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 52.05, 19.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1466 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.153 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0413, 12.2976, 7.4480)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3848 #38AE9E

analogous

#AE3883 #AE3848 #AE6338

triadic

#AE3848 #48AE38 #3848AE

tetradic

#AE3848 #83AE38 #38AE9E #6338AE

square

#AE3848 #83AE38 #38AE9E #6338AE

split-complementary

#AE3848 #38AE63 #3883AE

monochromatic

#511A22 #802935 #AE3848 #CA5969 #D98893

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#AE3848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#AE3848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3848

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3848	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE1E3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.153 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc767a',
    500: '#ae3848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3848;
$custom-light: #cc767a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.864,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51634,
    "c": 0.15296,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3848

secondary

#7FC3BA

accent

#DBC84D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3848

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

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