#AE3A2B#AE3A2B
#AE3A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 58, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.54, 46.43, 34.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.54, 58.08, 36.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.37% 0.1329 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.37% 0.154 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4068, 12.2020, 3.6184) |
| Luminance | 0.1220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.31
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.66
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.76
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.79
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3A2B #2B9FAE
analogous
#AE2B5E #AE3A2B #AE7B2B
triadic
#AE3A2B #2BAE3A #3A2BAE
tetradic
#AE3A2B #5EAE2B #2B9FAE #7B2BAE
square
#AE3A2B #5EAE2B #2B9FAE #7B2BAE
split-complementary
#AE3A2B #2BAE7B #2B5EAE
monochromatic
#4C1913 #7D2A1F #AE3A2B #D15545 #DD8276
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#AE3A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#AE3A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3A2B
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3A2B | 1.00 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1937
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 58, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7665',
500: '#ae3a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3a2b; $custom-light: #ce7665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 58,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.87,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51374,
"c": 0.15411,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.12199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3A2B
secondary
#70BBC5
accent
#D1E444
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A