#AE3937#AE3937

#AE3937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.153 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3937
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 55)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 68.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 47.44, 27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 55.03, 30.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1386 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.153 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6103, 12.2036, 4.9366)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3937 #37ACAE

analogous

#AE3771 #AE3937 #AE7437

triadic

#AE3937 #37AE39 #3937AE

tetradic

#AE3937 #71AE37 #37ACAE #7437AE

square

#AE3937 #71AE37 #37ACAE #7437AE

split-complementary

#AE3937 #37AE74 #3771AE

monochromatic

#511B1A #7F2A28 #AE3937 #CA5A58 #D98886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#AE3937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#AE3937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3937

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3937	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)

#595236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.153 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd766e',
    500: '#ae3937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3937;
$custom-light: #cd766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.008,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51427,
    "c": 0.15308,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3937

secondary

#7EC2C3

accent

#D9DB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3937

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

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