#AE3A41#AE3A41

#AE3A41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.151 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3A41
RGB	rgb(174, 58, 65)
HSL	hsl(356, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(356, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 62.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 47.63, 22.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 52.55, 25.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1412 0.0535)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.151 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9247, 12.4092, 6.3460)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3A41 #3AAEA7

analogous

#AE3A7B #AE3A41 #AE6D3A

triadic

#AE3A41 #41AE3A #3A41AE

tetradic

#AE3A41 #7BAE3A #3AAEA7 #6D3AAE

square

#AE3A41 #7BAE3A #3AAEA7 #6D3AAE

split-complementary

#AE3A41 #3AAE6D #3A7BAE

monochromatic

#521B1F #802B30 #AE3A41 #C95C63 #D88A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#AE3A41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3A41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3A41

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3A41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3A41	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)

#585340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1F3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3a41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 58, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.151 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7775',
    500: '#ae3a41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3a41;
$custom-light: #cd7775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3a41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.379,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51721,
    "c": 0.15095,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3A41

secondary

#81C2BF

accent

#DAD14E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3A41

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

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