#AE3853#AE3853

#AE3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.154 H 10.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3853
RGB	rgb(174, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(346, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 52.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, 49.83, 11.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 51.06, 12.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.151 0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.154 10.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4328, 12.4542, 9.5099)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3853 #38AE93

analogous

#AE388E #AE3853 #AE5838

triadic

#AE3853 #53AE38 #3853AE

tetradic

#AE3853 #8EAE38 #38AE93 #5838AE

square

#AE3853 #8EAE38 #38AE93 #5838AE

split-complementary

#AE3853 #38AE58 #388EAE

monochromatic

#511A27 #80293D #AE3853 #CA5973 #D9889A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#AE3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AE3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3853

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3853	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545453

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.154 10.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7683',
    500: '#ae3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3853;
$custom-light: #cc7683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.271,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51895,
    "c": 0.15368,
    "h": 10.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3853

secondary

#7FC3B3

accent

#DBBA4D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDEE

border

#D3C8C9

text

#14090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3853

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

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