#AE3C44#AE3C44

#AE3C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.149 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE3C44
RGB	rgb(174, 60, 68)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 60.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 46.97, 20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 51.39, 23.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1396 0.0506)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.149 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1167, 12.6505, 6.8502)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE3C44 #3CAEA6

analogous

#AE3C7D #AE3C44 #AE6D3C

triadic

#AE3C44 #44AE3C #3C44AE

tetradic

#AE3C44 #7DAE3C #3CAEA6 #6D3CAE

square

#AE3C44 #7DAE3C #3CAEA6 #6D3CAE

split-complementary

#AE3C44 #3CAE6D #3C7DAE

monochromatic

#531D20 #802C32 #AE3C44 #C85F67 #D88D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#AE3C44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#AE3C44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE3C44

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE3C44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE3C44	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae3c44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 60, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.149 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7877',
    500: '#ae3c44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae3c44;
$custom-light: #cc7877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae3c44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.789,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52017,
    "c": 0.14854,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE3C44

secondary

#83C2BE

accent

#D8CF50

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEED

border

#D3C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE3C44

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

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