#AE393E#AE393E

#AE393E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.152 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE393E
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 62)
HSL	hsl(357, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 47.86, 23.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 53.44, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1413 0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.152 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7902, 12.2755, 5.8838)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE393E #39AEA9

analogous

#AE3978 #AE393E #AE6E39

triadic

#AE393E #3EAE39 #393EAE

tetradic

#AE393E #78AE39 #39AEA9 #6E39AE

square

#AE393E #78AE39 #39AEA9 #6E39AE

split-complementary

#AE393E #39AE6E #3978AE

monochromatic

#521B1D #802A2E #AE393E #C95B60 #D8898C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#AE393E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#AE393E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE393E

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE393E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE393E	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)

#58523D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1D3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae393e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.152 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7673',
    500: '#ae393e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae393e;
$custom-light: #cd7673;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae393e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.436,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51548,
    "c": 0.15228,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE393E

secondary

#80C3C0

accent

#DAD44E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE393E

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

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