#AE3A44#AE3A44

#AE3A44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.151 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3A44
RGB	rgb(174, 58, 68)
HSL	hsl(355, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 47.83, 20.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 52.02, 23.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1424 0.0497)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.151 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0139, 12.4449, 6.8159)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3A44 #3AAEA4

analogous

#AE3A7E #AE3A44 #AE6A3A

triadic

#AE3A44 #44AE3A #3A44AE

tetradic

#AE3A44 #7EAE3A #3AAEA4 #6A3AAE

square

#AE3A44 #7EAE3A #3AAEA4 #6A3AAE

split-complementary

#AE3A44 #3AAE6A #3A7EAE

monochromatic

#521B20 #802B32 #AE3A44 #C95C66 #D88A91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#AE3A44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AE3A44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3A44

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3A44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3A44	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585344

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE203E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3a44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 58, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.151 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7777',
    500: '#ae3a44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3a44;
$custom-light: #cc7777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3a44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.828,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5178,
    "c": 0.15079,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3A44

secondary

#81C2BD

accent

#DACE4E

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3A44

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

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