#AE3B45#AE3B45

#AE3B45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.150 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3B45
RGB	rgb(174, 59, 69)
HSL	hsl(355, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 60.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 47.48, 20.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 51.54, 22.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1414 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.15 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0956, 12.5590, 6.9950)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3B45 #3BAEA4

analogous

#AE3B7E #AE3B45 #AE6B3B

triadic

#AE3B45 #45AE3B #3B45AE

tetradic

#AE3B45 #7EAE3B #3BAEA4 #6B3BAE

square

#AE3B45 #7EAE3B #3BAEA4 #6B3BAE

split-complementary

#AE3B45 #3BAE6B #3B7EAE

monochromatic

#531C21 #802C33 #AE3B45 #C85E67 #D88C92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#AE3B45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#AE3B45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3B45

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3B45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3B45	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585445

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3b45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 59, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.150 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7778',
    500: '#ae3b45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3b45;
$custom-light: #cc7778;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3b45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51918,
    "c": 0.14961,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3B45

secondary

#82C2BD

accent

#D9CD4F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3B45

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

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