#AE3949#AE3949

#AE3949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.152 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3949
RGB	rgb(174, 57, 73)
HSL	hsl(352, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 58%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 48.61, 17.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 51.59, 19.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1457 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.152 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1232, 12.4087, 7.6375)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3949 #39AE9E

analogous

#AE3983 #AE3949 #AE6439

triadic

#AE3949 #49AE39 #3949AE

tetradic

#AE3949 #83AE39 #39AE9E #6439AE

square

#AE3949 #83AE39 #39AE9E #6439AE

split-complementary

#AE3949 #39AE64 #3983AE

monochromatic

#521B22 #802A36 #AE3949 #C95B6A #D88994

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#AE3949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3949

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3949	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 57, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.152 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc767b',
    500: '#ae3949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3949;
$custom-light: #cc767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.795,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5177,
    "c": 0.15183,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3949

secondary

#80C3BA

accent

#DAC74E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3949

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

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