#AE3A2C#AE3A2C
#AE3A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.154 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE3A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 58, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.55, 46.47, 34.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.55, 57.78, 36.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.39% 0.1332 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.39% 0.154 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4254, 12.2095, 3.7162) |
| Luminance | 0.1221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.43
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.68
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.77
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.38
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE3A2C #2CA0AE
analogous
#AE2C5F #AE3A2C #AE7B2C
triadic
#AE3A2C #2CAE3A #3A2CAE
tetradic
#AE3A2C #5FAE2C #2CA0AE #7B2CAE
square
#AE3A2C #5FAE2C #2CA0AE #7B2CAE
split-complementary
#AE3A2C #2CAE7B #2C5FAE
monochromatic
#4C1913 #7D2A20 #AE3A2C #D05647 #DD8378
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#AE3A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#AE3A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE3A2C
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE3A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE3A2C | 1.00 | 6.10 | 3.44 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B522A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF1938
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae3a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 58, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.154 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7666',
500: '#ae3a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae3a2c; $custom-light: #ce7666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae3a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 58,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.462,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51387,
"c": 0.15392,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.12207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE3A2C
secondary
#71BCC5
accent
#D2E345
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A