#AE3C29#AE3C29

#AE3C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.153 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C29
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 41)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 76.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 45.48, 36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 58.21, 38.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1295 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.153 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4738, 12.3933, 3.4641)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C29 #299BAE

analogous

#AE2959 #AE3C29 #AE7E29

triadic

#AE3C29 #29AE3C #3C29AE

tetradic

#AE3C29 #59AE29 #299BAE #7E29AE

square

#AE3C29 #59AE29 #299BAE #7E29AE

split-complementary

#AE3C29 #29AE7E #2959AE

monochromatic

#4B1A12 #7C2B1D #AE3C29 #D25642 #DE8373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#AE3C29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3C29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C29

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C29	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5326

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.153 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7764',
    500: '#ae3c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c29;
$custom-light: #ce7764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51592,
    "c": 0.1526,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C29

secondary

#6DB9C5

accent

#CEE543

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C29

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

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