#AE393C#AE393C

#AE393C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.152 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE393C
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 60)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 65.5%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 47.73, 24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 53.87, 27.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1405 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.152 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7363, 12.2539, 5.6001)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE393C #39AEAB

analogous

#AE3976 #AE393C #AE7139

triadic

#AE393C #3CAE39 #393CAE

tetradic

#AE393C #76AE39 #39AEAB #7139AE

square

#AE393C #76AE39 #39AEAB #7139AE

split-complementary

#AE393C #39AE71 #3976AE

monochromatic

#521B1C #802A2C #AE393C #C95B5E #D8898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#AE393C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AE393C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE393C

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE393C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE393C	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58523B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1C3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae393c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.152 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7671',
    500: '#ae393c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae393c;
$custom-light: #cd7671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae393c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51512,
    "c": 0.15247,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE393C

secondary

#80C3C1

accent

#DAD74E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE393C

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

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