#AE3C2C#AE3C2C

#AE3C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.152 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C2C
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 44)
HSL	hsl(7, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(7, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 45.61, 34.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 57.31, 37.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1305 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.152 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5282, 12.4150, 3.7504)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C2C #2C9EAE

analogous

#AE2C5D #AE3C2C #AE7D2C

triadic

#AE3C2C #2CAE3C #3C2CAE

tetradic

#AE3C2C #5DAE2C #2C9EAE #7D2CAE

square

#AE3C2C #5DAE2C #2C9EAE #7D2CAE

split-complementary

#AE3C2C #2CAE7D #2C5DAE

monochromatic

#4C1A13 #7D2B20 #AE3C2C #D05847 #DD8478

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#AE3C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#AE3C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C2C

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C2C	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)

#5C532A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.152 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7766',
    500: '#ae3c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c2c;
$custom-light: #ce7766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.385,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51628,
    "c": 0.15199,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C2C

secondary

#71BAC5

accent

#CFE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C2C

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

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