#AE3C42#AE3C42

#AE3C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.149 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C42
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 66)
HSL	hsl(357, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 62.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 46.84, 22.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 51.76, 25.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1388 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.149 21)
XYZ	xyz(20.0567, 12.6265, 6.5342)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C42 #3CAEA8

analogous

#AE3C7B #AE3C42 #AE6F3C

triadic

#AE3C42 #42AE3C #3C42AE

tetradic

#AE3C42 #7BAE3C #3CAEA8 #6F3CAE

square

#AE3C42 #7BAE3C #3CAEA8 #6F3CAE

split-complementary

#AE3C42 #3CAE6F #3C7BAE

monochromatic

#531D1F #802C31 #AE3C42 #C85F65 #D88D91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#AE3C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#AE3C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C42

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C42	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF233F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.149 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7876',
    500: '#ae3c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c42;
$custom-light: #cc7876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51978,
    "c": 0.14867,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.12624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C42

secondary

#83C2BF

accent

#D8D150

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C42

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

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