#AE393D#AE393D

#AE393D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.152 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE393D
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 61)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 64.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 47.80, 24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 53.65, 27.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.1409 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.152 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7630, 12.2646, 5.7406)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE393D #39AEAA

analogous

#AE3977 #AE393D #AE7039

triadic

#AE393D #3DAE39 #393DAE

tetradic

#AE393D #77AE39 #39AEAA #7039AE

square

#AE393D #77AE39 #39AEAA #7039AE

split-complementary

#AE393D #39AE70 #3977AE

monochromatic

#521B1D #802A2D #AE393D #C95B5F #D8898C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#AE393D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AE393D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE393D

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE393D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE393D	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58523C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae393d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.152 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7672',
    500: '#ae393d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae393d;
$custom-light: #cd7672;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae393d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.949,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51529,
    "c": 0.15238,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE393D

secondary

#80C3C0

accent

#DAD54E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE393D

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

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