#AE3C32#AE3C32

#AE3C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.151 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C32
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 45.89, 31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 55.57, 34.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1327 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.151 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6492, 12.4635, 4.3880)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C32 #32A4AE

analogous

#AE3266 #AE3C32 #AE7A32

triadic

#AE3C32 #32AE3C #3C32AE

tetradic

#AE3C32 #66AE32 #32A4AE #7A32AE

square

#AE3C32 #66AE32 #32A4AE #7A32AE

split-complementary

#AE3C32 #32AE7A #3266AE

monochromatic

#4F1B17 #7E2C24 #AE3C32 #CD5A50 #DA8780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#AE3C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#AE3C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C32

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C32	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5330

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF1F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.151 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd786a',
    500: '#ae3c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c32;
$custom-light: #cd786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.839,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51708,
    "c": 0.15083,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C32

secondary

#78BDC4

accent

#D3DF49

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C32

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

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