#AE3938#AE3938

#AE3938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.153 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3938
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(1, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 47.50, 27.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 54.79, 29.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.139 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.153 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6345, 12.2132, 5.0641)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3938 #38ADAE

analogous

#AE3872 #AE3938 #AE7438

triadic

#AE3938 #38AE39 #3938AE

tetradic

#AE3938 #72AE38 #38ADAE #7438AE

square

#AE3938 #72AE38 #38ADAE #7438AE

split-complementary

#AE3938 #38AE74 #3872AE

monochromatic

#511B1A #802A29 #AE3938 #CA5A59 #D98888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#AE3938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#AE3938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3938

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3938	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)

#595237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.153 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd766e',
    500: '#ae3938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3938;
$custom-light: #cd766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.508,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51443,
    "c": 0.15295,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3938

secondary

#7FC2C3

accent

#DADB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3938

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

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